Republican Will T. Scott jumped out of an airplane Monday to raise awareness for his efforts to help veterans in the state of Kentucky.
Scott, a retired paratrooper and gubernatorial candidate in the Bluegrass State, took the skydiving trip at the Elizabethtown Airport from about 3,500 feet, according to the AP. After the jump, Scott outlined his plans to help veterans in a press conference.
WHAS reports the jump is taking place 50 years after Scott first jumped out of an airplane during his Army training.
Kentucky GOP gubernatorial candidate Will T. Scott gets ready to skydive before announcing his plan for veterans. pic.twitter.com/0IqewxRrAp
— Lexington Herald-Leader (@heraldleader) March 16, 2015
According to WKYT, former Menifee County Sheriff Rodney Coffey is Scott's running mate in the race to replace Gov. Steve Beshear (D), who is unable to run again in 2015 due to term limits.
Watch a video of Scott's jump by the Herald-Leader's Pablo Alcala above.
Eric Shinseki
Took office: Jan. 21, 2009 Left office: May 30, 2014 U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric Shinseki addresses the National Coalition for Homeless Veterans May 30, 2014 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)
James Peake
Took office: Dec. 20, 2007 Left office: Dec. 20, 2009 U.S. Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary James Peake speaks at a National Press Club Newsmaker Luncheon on meeting the needs of 21st century veterans at the National Press Club in Washington on May 20, 2008. (NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP/Getty Images)
Gordon Mansfield (Acting)
Took office: Oct. 1, 2007 Left office: Dec. 20, 2007 Acting Secretary of Veterans Affairs Gordon Mansfield (C) looks at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial during ceremonies to mark The Wall's 25th anniversary on the National Mall November 7, 2007 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
Jim Nicholson
Took office: Feb. 1, 2005 Left office: Oct. 1, 2007 Jim Nicholson, newly appointed Secretary of Veterans Affairs, speaks at the VFW hall March 4, 2005 in Elgin, Illinois. (Photo by Tim Boyle/Getty Images)
Anthony Principi
Took office: Sept. 26, 1992 (acting) Left office: Jan. 20, 1993 Took office: Jan. 23, 2001 Left office: Jan. 26, 2005 Anthony Principi speaks to the media following his nomination as Secretary of Veterans Affairs by U.S. President-elect George W. Bush on Dec. 29, 2000 at Bush-Cheney Transition Headquarters in Washington, D.C. (PAUL BUCK/AFP/Getty Images)
Togo West Jr.
Took office: Jan. 2, 1998 (Acting) Left office: July 25, 2000 Former Veterans Affairs Secretary and former Secretary of the Army Togo West Jr. co-chair of the Defense Department Independent Review Relating to Fort Hood, testifies during a hearing before the House Armed Services Committee January 20, 2010 on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)
Hershel Gober (left)
Took office: July 1, 1997 (acting) Left office: Jan. 2, 1998 Took office: July 25, 2000 (acting) Left office: Jan. 20, 2001 U.S. President Bill Clinton (C) shakes hands with incoming Veteran's Affairs Secretary Hershel W. Gober (L) as outgoing Veteran's Affairs Secretary Togo West Jr. (R) moves into the picture during a press conference 10 July, 2000 on the South Lawn at the White House in Washington, D.C. (GEORGE BRIDGES/AFP/Getty Images)
Jesse Brown
Took office: Jan. 22, 1993 Left office: July 1, 1997 U.S. Veterans Affairs Secretary Jesse Brown (C) speaks to a crowd of homeless veterans after they marched from the front of the White House to the Veterans Affairs Building on February 24, 1994 in Washington, D.C. (PAUL J. RICHARDS/AFP/Getty Images)
Edward Derwinski (left)
Took office: March 15, 1989 Left office: Sept. 26, 1992 In this Dec. 23, 1991 file photo, President George H.W. Bush meets with Edward Derwinski, Veterans Administration Administrator, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Dennis Cook)
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