106-Year-Old WWII Veteran Sets Skydiving Record as Gov. Greg Abbott Makes First Jump

Published on November 28, 2023

On the morning of Nov. 27, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott made his first skydiving jump while his guest of honor made a record-setting jump. Al Blaschke, a 106-year-old World War II veteran, set a new record as the oldest person in the world to skydive—beating his own record from three years ago. Mr. Blaschke was an aircraft engineer during the war. Mr. Abbott said his jump was made to honor the service and sacrifice of U.S. military veterans. “Texans and Americans owe so much to the brave men and women who serve our nation and protect the freedoms that we enjoy each and every day,” he said in a news release. “I am proud to share my first skydiving jump with Al Blaschke to honor veterans, like him, who helped safeguard the freedoms and promise of our country for generations of Americans.”...

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