While going through paratrooper training a paratrooper collided in midairwith
another trooper, whose chute collapsed as a result. He grabbed the other fellow
in a bear hug, and they rode the one good chute to safety.
"I commend you for your quick thinking and for placing comradeship above
all!" said his commander.
"We had only one good chute between the two of us, sir, and I was not about
to let go to see if it was mine."