Teen leaves wheelchair, takes parachute jump in view of fellow Potomac Falls HS students

by Don Parker

Tue, April 13th 2021, 8:21 PM UTC

Ryan Alam, a teen fighting a rare neurodegenerative disease, had the opportunity to conduct a tandem jump with SFC Chris Acevedo of the U.S. Army Parachute Team in front of his peers at Potomac Falls High School on April 12. (Photo by Staff Sgt. Dusty Gebhardt)

{p}RyanAlam, a teen fighting a rare neurodegenerative disease, had the opportunity to conduct a tandem jump with SFC Chris Acevedo of the U.S. Army Parachute Team in front of his peers at Potomac Falls High School on April 12. (Photo by Staff Sgt. Dusty Gebhardt){/p}

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Ryan Alam, a teen fighting a rare neurodegenerative disease, had the opportunity to conduct a tandem jump with SFC Chris Acevedo of the U.S. Army Parachute Team in front of his peers at Potomac Falls High School on April 12. (Photo by Staff Sgt. Dusty Gebhardt)

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