A member of the U.S. Army Parachute Team Golden Knights jumps out of the plane over Chicago Thursday July 5, 2012. The Golden Knights took off from the Gary Jet Center in Gary, Ind. and parachuted from 3,000 feet into U.S. Cellular Field before the start of the White Sox game in Chicago. | Stephanie Dowell~Sun-Times Media
A member of the U.S. Army Parachute Team Golden Knights waves as he jumps from the C-31 above Chicago Thursday July 5, 2012. The Golden Knights took off from the Gary Jet Center in Gary, Ind. and parachuted from 3,000 feet into U.S. Cellular Field before the start of the White Sox game in Chicago. | Stephanie Dowell~Sun-Times Media
SSG Kevin Presgraves of Maryland prepares for the team to board a C-31 to take the U.S. Army Parachute Team Golden Knights for a jump Thursday July 5, 2012. The Golden Knights took off from the Gary Jet Center in Gary, Ind. and parachuted from 3,000 feet into U.S. Cellular Field before the start of the White Sox game in Chicago. | Stephanie Dowell~Sun-Times Media
SFC Dustin Peregrin of Oregon looks out the open door as the Chicago skyline looms in the background before he jumps as part of the U.S. Army Parachute Team Golden Knights Thursday July 5, 2012. The Golden Knights took off from the Gary Jet Center in Gary, Ind. and parachuted from 3,000 feet into U.S. Cellular Field before the start of the White Sox game in Chicago. | Stephanie Dowell~Sun-Times Media
SFC JD Berentis of Arizona (center) smiles as he and fellow U.S. Army Parachute Team Golden Knights prepare for takeoff Thursday July 5, 2012. The Golden Knights took off from the Gary Jet Center in Gary, Ind. and parachuted from 3,000 feet into U.S. Cellular Field before the start of the White Sox game in Chicago. | Stephanie Dowell~Sun-Times Media
The U.S. Army Parachute Team Golden Knights yellow parachutes are visible on the U.S. Cellular Field outfield Thursday July 5, 2012. The Golden Knights took off from the Gary Jet Center in Gary, Ind. and parachuted from 3,000 feet into U.S. Cellular Field before the start of the White Sox game in Chicago. | Stephanie Dowell~Sun-Times Media
The U.S. Army Parachute Team Golden Knights strategize their jump Thursday July 5, 2012. The Golden Knights took off from the Gary Jet Center in Gary, Ind. and parachuted from 3,000 feet into U.S. Cellular Field before the start of the White Sox game in Chicago. | Stephanie Dowell~Sun-Times Media
A member of the U.S. Army Parachute Team Golden Knights floats above Chicago Thursday July 5, 2012. The Golden Knights took off from the Gary Jet Center in Gary, Ind. and parachuted from 3,000 feet into U.S. Cellular Field before the start of the White Sox game in Chicago. | Stephanie Dowell~Sun-Times Media
The U.S. Army Parachute Team Golden Knights meet before takeoff Thursday July 5, 2012. The Golden Knights took off from the Gary Jet Center in Gary, Ind. and parachuted from 3,000 feet into U.S. Cellular Field before the start of the White Sox game in Chicago. | Stephanie Dowell~Sun-Times Media
SGT George Perez with the U.S. Army Parachute Team Golden Knights gets ready for his jump out of the Golden Knights' C-31 Thursday July 5, 2012. The Golden Knights took off from the Gary Jet Center in Gary, Ind. and parachuted from 3,000 feet into U.S. Cellular Field before the start of the White Sox game in Chicago. | Stephanie Dowell~Sun-Times Media
The Chicago lakefront is seen from the C-31 carrying the U.S. Army Parachute Team Golden Knights Thursday July 5, 2012. The Golden Knights took off from the Gary Jet Center in Gary, Ind. and parachuted from 3,000 feet into U.S. Cellular Field before the start of the White Sox game in Chicago. | Stephanie Dowell~Sun-Times Media
with the U.S. Army Parachute Team Golden Knights Thursday July 5, 2012. The Golden Knights took off from the Gary Jet Center in Gary, Ind. and parachuted from 3,000 feet into U.S. Cellular Field before the start of the White Sox game in Chicago. | Stephanie Dowell~Sun-Times Media
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Brian Karst had to yell over the deafening engine noise and wind gusts at 3,000 feet while our Fokker F-27 military plane repeatedly circled over Chicago. In a few minutes, he would be blissfully jumping from this perfectly fine aircraft with …