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Old Crow

(2,266 posts)
Sun May 1, 2016, 07:55 PM May 2016

U.S. Navy SEALS Parachute Team Jumps into Football Stadium

On April 16, the team put on this show at Knoxville, Tennessee's Neyland Stadium. Be sure to watch in full screen. Trigger warning for acrophobics!

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U.S. Navy SEALS Parachute Team Jumps into Football Stadium (Original Post) Old Crow May 2016 OP
Hi weissmam May 2016 #1
LOL! Old Crow May 2016 #2
Unlikely gladium et scutum May 2016 #10
Our tax dollars at work. Go MIC. mahannah May 2016 #3
There are a number of activities of the MIC... Old Crow May 2016 #4
How does this do anything but glorify and promote the military? mahannah May 2016 #7
It may be best to agree to disagree here. Old Crow May 2016 #8
Agree. On many fronts. mahannah May 2016 #9
Holy Cow! SoapBox May 2016 #5
Good advice! Old Crow May 2016 #6

Old Crow

(2,266 posts)
4. There are a number of activities of the MIC...
Sun May 1, 2016, 08:28 PM
May 2016

... that I resent funding with my tax dollars. This, however, is not one of them.

Old Crow

(2,266 posts)
8. It may be best to agree to disagree here.
Sun May 1, 2016, 09:47 PM
May 2016

Personally, I think some aspects of the U.S. military are praiseworthy. If you disagree, then there's probably no way we're going to come to an agreement on this video.

Old Crow

(2,266 posts)
6. Good advice!
Sun May 1, 2016, 08:36 PM
May 2016

I almost didn't make it through my first viewing, my stomach was so on edge. After a few viewings (there are related videos, shot by some of the other jumpers, and I watched them all), I guess I became acclimated to it and I was okay. Really amazing footage, I think, particularly the way the stadium comes up on you so quickly. And the jumping out of the plane at the start--OMG.

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