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Gov. McAuliffe, Virginia Beach Mayor Sessoms skydive with wounded warriors

Posted at 3:59 PM, May 31, 2017
and last updated 2017-06-02 23:07:04-04

SUFFOLK, Va. – Governor McAuliffe and Virginia Beach Mayor Sessoms took a big leap on June 2 as they went skydiving with wounded warriors.

The event was part of the Virginia Beach Patriotic Festival.

The skydive is in coordination with Combat Wounded Coalition and the USO in honor of Warrior Week.

The jumpers were Governor Terry McAuliffe, Mayor Will Sessoms, Danish Ambassador Lars Gert Lose, Combat Wounded Coaltion Ambassaor Tyler Southern and other professional jumpers from Skydive Suffolk.

Skydive Suffolk shared video and images of the jump: