台军演习17日早间在台中清泉岗基地进行预演时出现意外，台陆军“特战指挥部”上兵秦良丰跳伞后主、副伞均未完全张开，自1300英尺（约396米）高空26秒坠落地面，重伤送医抢救后奇迹般生还，恢复状况超乎预期。
跳伞是一个风险度较高的活动，台军此次演习的是400米低空跳伞，一旦开伞失败几乎没有挽救的余地。这名台军伞兵的幸运之处是降落伞打开不完全，还有一定的减速作用，因而他落地所受的冲击力较小保住了一条命。如果降落伞没有打开，那就神仙难救了。
另一方面，台军的这个演练项目是模拟解放军低空渗透。低空伞降渗透有一定的隐蔽性，但是伞兵携带物资少，伞降之后还需要聚拢队伍和物资，会增加暴露时间并耽误行动时间。伞降对于台湾这种布防密度较高的环境而言并不是很好的选择。直升机机降才是更方便也更隐蔽的方式。
回到跳伞失败这件事上来。我第一时间的想到的是一首从二战起就在美军伞兵中传颂的歌：《blood on the risers（血染伞绳）》。经典二战剧《兄弟连》和不少二战题材游戏中也能听到这首歌。这首歌讲述了一个新兵蛋子跳伞失败摔死的全过程。描述死亡和惨烈会让士兵更快适应战场的残酷，这类歌曲也在外军文化中有重要的意义，类似题材和内容在外军军歌中也有体现。
这首歌是南北战争期间《Battle Hymn of the Republic（共和国战歌）》的改词版本，旋律可以说是非常耳熟能详了，大家对着下面的歌词来听听吧！
He was just a rookie trooper and he surely shook with fright,
他是个菜鸟伞兵，自然是吓得发抖
He checked all his equipment and made sure his pack was tight;
他确认装备完整并打紧他的背包
He had to sit and listen to those awful engines roar,
他只能坐着听那该死的发动机的轰鸣
"You ain't gonna jump no more!"
“你再也不用跳了！”
(CHORUS)
（合唱，下同）
Gory, gory, what a hell of a way to die,
Gory, gory, what a hell of a way to die,
Gory, gory, what a hell of a way to die,
天哪天哪，这是什么鬼死法
He ain't gonna jump no more!
他再也不用跳了！
"Is everybody happy?" cried the Sergeant looking up,
长官抬起眼睛叫到：大家都开心吗？
Our Hero feebly answered "Yes," and then they stood him up;
英雄们回答道：是的！然后站了起来
He in crowded(/jumped) into the icy blast, his static line unhooked,
他跃入冰冷的气流，他的挂钩没挂上
And he ain't gonna jump no more.
他再也不用跳了
(CHORUS)
He counted long, he counted loud, he waited for the shock,
他大声数数，等待开伞的冲击
He felt the wind, he felt the cold, he felt the awful drop,
他感到大风 感到寒冷 他感到自己在直线下降
The silk from his reserves spilled out, and wrapped around his legs,
丝线从伞包滑出来缠住了他的双腿
And he ain't gonna jump no more.
他再也不用跳了
(CHORUS)
The risers swung around his neck, connectors cracked his dome,
伞绳绕住了脖子，绳子撕碎了伞顶
Suspension lines were tied in knots around his skinny bones;
挂绳在他瘦弱的身体上打满了结
The canopy became his shroud; he hurtled to the ground.
伞面成了裹尸布，他直坠向地面
And he ain't gonna jump no more.
他再也不用跳了
(CHORUS)
The days he'd lived and loved and laughed kept running through his mind,
他脑中闪过往日的生活、爱情和快乐
He thought about the girl back home, the one he'd left behind;
他想念他留在老家等他的姑娘
He thought about the medics, and He wondered what they'd find,
想那些军医，好奇他们会找到些啥？
And he ain't gonna jump no more.
他再也不用跳了
(CHORUS)
The ambulance was on the spot, the jeeps were running wild,
救护车抵达现场，吉普在外面飞奔
The medics jumped and screamed with glee, they rolled their sleeves and smiled,
军医们跳下车笑着叫了起来，苦笑着挽起了袖子
For it had been a week or more since last a 'Chute had failed,
距离上次开伞失败已经过去了一个多礼拜呢！
And he ain't gonna jump no more.
他再也不用跳了
(CHORUS)
He hit the ground, the sound was "SPLAT", his blood went spurting high;
他“吧唧”一声砸在地上，血溅的老高
His comrades, they were heard to say "A HELL OF A WAY TO DIE!"
他的战友听了之后说“这死法太糟了！”
He lay there, rolling 'round in the welter of his gore,
他摊在地上，在自己的血泊中滚动
And he ain't gonna jump no more.
他再也不用跳了
(CHORUS)
There was blood upon the risers, there were brains upon the chute,
血染伞绳，脑浆涂伞上
Intestines were a-dangling from his paratroopers suit,
伞兵服外挂着肠子
He was a mess, they picked him up, and poured him from his boots,
他乱七八糟，他们把他收拾起来倒进靴子里
And he ain't gonna jump no more.
他再也不用跳了
(CHORUS)
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