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Held in the nation's capital, the event is set to include Army parachutists jumping from aircraft, landing and giving Trump an American flag for his birthday, Pentagon officials said, according to Axios.—Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 12 June 2025 But several noteworthy acts are slated to grace the sky before those fighter planes, including a squadron of Air Force parachutists, and a 1940 biplane, once used to train pilots during World War II and restored in the 1990s by Stadel Aircraft in Yuba City.—Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 6 June 2025 Firemen needed a long ladder to reach the parachutist and safely rescue him.—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 7 Apr. 2025 Eventually, footage showed fire services reaching the parachutist and bringing him down to safety on a crane, sparking huge cheers inside the Stadium de Toulouse.—Ben Church, CNN Money, 7 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for parachutist
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