It wasn't fear holding him back, it was the ability to control his legs during free fall. READ: Regret drives wheelchair-bound veteran to flyDillman is an Army veteran and while on his second deployment to Afghanistan, his vehicle hit an IED. "With kids, you know... they're always watching, they're always watching. Whether you know it or not, they're watching us. Dillmann is also part of an adventure therapy nonprofit called "SkyDive First Project".