Mayors To Skydive For Military Support

Thirteen Florida mayors have signed up to skydive with the Golden Knights parachute team as a show of support for the military. Army spokesman Harvey Spigler and Coral Gables Mayor Don Slesnick, president of the Florida League of Mayors, said tomorrow’s event at Homestead Air Reserve Base will mark the largest-ever number of U.S. mayors jumping together. Slesnick, who co-organized the event with the Army, will be joined by the mayors of Deerfield Beach, Cutler Bay, Hallandale Beach, Hollywood, North Miami and North Miami Beach. Slesnick said the mayors will jump from a plane at 12,000 feet, then sign a document after landing pledging to continue support for military personnel, families and recruiting. The event will not be open to the public due to safety concerns.