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Leap of Faith: CO Smokejumpers During World War II
CO smokejumper approaches ground
Harvey Weirich, former CO smokejumper
Luke Birky, former CO smokejumper
Samuel Yoder, former CO smokejumper
Dr. Willard Krabill, former CO smokejumper
CO smokejumpers beating out a fire
Relate to a few World War II conscientious objectors sharing their memories, 60 years later, of the historic smokejumpers program. Selective Service approved their service to protect America's forests as work of national importance and allowed the setup of Civilian Public Service (CPS) camps for it.

They reminisce about their . . .
  • enlistment
  • selection
  • training
  • practice jumps
  • fire and rescue jumps
  • parachutes
Half of the DVD consists of 16mm movie footage from 1945 by Lester Gahler, a CO smokejumper himself.

Running time: 40 minutes

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