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This Army Parachuter Strapped a Camera to His Head to Land in DKR Stadium

KUT 90.5

Published November 10, 2014 at 11:39 AM CST

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The U.S. Army Golden Knights parachute into Darrell K. Royal Stadium before a football game between the University of Texas Longhorns and the West Virginia Mountaineers on Saturday afternoon.

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The U.S. Army Golden Knights parachute into Darrell K. Royal Stadium before a football game between the University of Texas Longhorns and the West Virginia Mountaineers on Saturday afternoon.

Jenna VonHofe/KUT

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The U.S. Army Golden Knights parachute into Darrell K. Royal Stadium before a football game between the University of Texas Longhorns and the West Virginia Mountaineers on Saturday afternoon.

Jenna VonHofe/KUT

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The U.S. Army Golden Knights parachute into Darrell K. Royal Stadium before a football game between the University of Texas Longhorns and the West Virginia Mountaineers on Saturday afternoon.

Bryan Winter/KUT

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The U.S. Army Golden Knights parachute into Darrell K. Royal Stadium before a football game between the University of Texas Longhorns and the West Virginia Mountaineers on Saturday afternoon.

Bryan Winter/KUT

In a Veterans Day tradition, the U.S. Army Golden Knights parachuted into Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium ahead of the Longhorns' game against West Virginia on Saturday.

One of the Golden Knights, Staff Sergeant Brandan Parra strapped a GoPro camera to his head for the jump (he also raises a Texas flag on the way down). Check out the video: