‘Shit just didn’t line up’: Troops dispute Army claim that wind was factor in botched nighttime parachute jump

Published October 3, 2019 5:36pm ET



Soldiers at Camp Shelby dispute commanders’ claims that wind was a factor in a botched nighttime parachute jump that left at least 22 soldiers injured Wednesday during a training exercise.

Camp Shelby commander Col. Bobby Ginn said the wind blew the soldiers into pine trees after they jumped from a C-130 cargo plane, according to a report from WDAM7. But there was no wind whatsoever, witnesses told the Washington Examiner.

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