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14th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest The American Experience
West Point Parachutist

A member of the Army Black Knights, the West Point parachute team-- barely more than a dot against a blue sky-- has jumped from a helicopter, deployed his chute, and will soon make a perfect landing on the track at Belmont Park on the day of the Belmont Stakes.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 06.2016
Date Uploaded: 07.2016
Photo Location: Elmont, New York, United States of America
Camera: Canon EOS 7D Mark II
Copyright: © Staton Rabin