Footage dating back as early as April of 2012, shows the tragic moments a paratrooper has a career ending landing after jumping from a C-130 and hitting the ground hard.

There is not a significant amount of information regarding this incident; however in a military.com post, the following description was provided. "Airborne insertion goes wrong on Badger DZ. Jump was at 1200 FT AGL. Winds aloft were 30 Kts. Winds on DZ were 5 Kts. Parachute was a T-10D. Aircraft was a C-130."

Throughout the video, it would appear the paratrooper had a relatively easy going jump with wind conditions being fair and clear visibility. Unfortunately, all it takes is one slip up when you're a paratrooper, and things can turn bad, fast. Luckily for this paratrooper, it wasn't a fatal mistake, but without making light of the situation, it's still tragic.