In this Friday, Aug. 8, 2014 photo, Staff Sgt. Travis Mills arrives at the Blaine House in Augusta, Maine. Mills lost four limbs when an improvised explosive device detonated under him in Afghanistan. He survived, along with his sense of humor and determination, to become an advocate for wounded warriors. On Saturday, he continued his efforts by jumping out of a plane with Maine's first lady Ann LePage, wife of Gov. Paul LePage in northern Maine. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty) (The Associated Press)
A former paratrooper who lost four limbs in Afghanistan has made a parachute jump in Maine with a first lady afraid of heights.
Maine Gov. Paul LePage's wife, Ann, and retired Army Staff Sgt. Travis Mills jumped from a plane during Saturday's Freedom Fest in Fort Kent. The fundraising jumps are raising money for a veteran center and museum.
As first lady, LePage has made supporting the military her mission, and she says she couldn't turn Mills down when he challenged her to join him.
Mills has made it his cause to help others since he lost all his limbs in an explosion in Afghanistan in 2012.
The Vassar, Michigan, native says he may have scars, but he knows he has to get on with life.
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