House lawmakers jump from plane to honor D-Day veterans

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A bipartisan House delegation participated in a plane jump Friday morning to commemorate the 80th anniversary of D-Day, the historic invasion that led to the end of World War II.

The group, visiting Normandy, France, for the anniversary, comprised 10 congressmen, all veterans themselves, and led by Reps. Mike Waltz (R-FL) and Jason Crow (D-CO). Reps. Derrick Van Orden (R-WI) and Cory Mills (R-FL) are among those who participated to honor both U.S. and Allied veterans and troops. The lawmakers jumped from a vintage C-47 Skytrain and onto the Norman bocage.

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