Skydivers Build Ribbon in the Air as a Tribute to Veterans



An elite team of 36 skydivers from the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, and Germany marked Veteran's Day in the US and Remembrance Day in Canada with a ribbon formation skydive. Wearing an assortment of red, white, and blue jumpsuits, the group completed the skydive at 12:20 PM Eastern Time at Zephyrhills, Florida. It included nine veterans from the US and a captain in the Canadian Air Force.

US Air Force veteran Guy Wright of Gardner, NY and Louis Tommaso of Andover, NJ organized the formation, which the skydivers held for eleven seconds. The American jumpers represent 15 different states (CA, CO, CT, FL, GA, IL, IA, MA, MI, NH, NJ, NY, NC PA, WY); Canadians are from Ontario and Montreal.

A photo by Phil Roberson is freely available for non-commercial use with photo credit. Please contact Maryann Karinch at 970-577-8500 to secure a high resolution JPEG. Video of the skydive is available at



Skydivers Build Ribbon in the Air as a Tribute to Veterans