Why do airplane paratroopers shout “Geronimo” when they jump?

Why do airplane paratroopers shout “Geronimo” when they jump? Pete Snell Phoenix, Arizona A retired U.S. Army colonel stationed at Oklahoma’s Fort Sill once told me the origin story. One night, Apache leader Geronimo escaped and soldiers pursued him. He ran up Medicine Bluff to a spot 90 feet above Cache Creek, cried out, “I am Geronimo!” and leaped off the bluff. By some miracle, he emerged unscathed. Early-day paratroopers, who had heard of the legend, believed that since s