Look out above!

Headlines today in some news media pronounced, "Parachutist lands in band, 4 hurt at ceremony". Seems that at Fort Riley, KS during a formal change of command ceremony (pass-in-review, etc) one civilian parachutist (there were two) landed on top of the 1st Infantry Division band, injuring several, none seriously. I wonder why during time of war, and when the Army's Training and Doctrine Command is altering it's initial entry training program away from "drill and ceremonies" type activities, that some senior Army officers still want to have more elaborate ceremonies that are necessary. Other than the "wow" effect, please tell me why it was a good idea to have two civilian parachutists be a part of an official military change of command ceremony in the first place.