A performance by the SkyHawks Parachute Team in Conception Bay South over the weekend was extra special for one team member.
The Canadian Armed Forces performed as part of the Kelligrews Soiree.
The Newfoundland flag was flying too. One of the jumpers is from the province! @VOCMNEWS pic.twitter.com/ORO3ySV0ZF
— Victoria Battcock (@VicBattcockVOCM) July 6, 2019
Warrant Officer Mike Dwyer is from Conception Bay South. He says to be able to come home and show people what they do means a lot to him.
He says the Canadian military is full of Newfoundlanders and Labradorians, and to get to show people what they do is very gratifying.
Dwyer says he has been out on Conception Bay hundreds of times, but to get a bird’s-eye view is unbelievable. He calls it a “million dollar” view.
They even had an opportunity to see a pod of whales from the air on a practice run with media—including VOCM’s Ben Murphy—on Saturday.