Paratrooper day

Former Russian paratrooper Alexander Dzhafarov, 53, makes a bungee jump from the October Bridge in Russia's Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk, August 2, 2011. Russians celebrate paratrooper day on Tuesday, a tradition carried over from Soviet times. REUTERS/Ilya Naymushin

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