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To: veronica

There's an amazing book about it, Refined by Fire, by Brian Birdwell, who was in the Pentagon and only about 15 to 20 yards away. Burns consumed 60 percent of his body, with almost 40 percent of them third-degree. Amazing man and story. It's an inexpensive paper back, probably about 10 bucks.


22 posted on 05/16/2006 5:13:07 PM PDT by cdga5for4
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To: cdga5for4

Thanks for that info.


24 posted on 05/16/2006 5:14:21 PM PDT by veronica ("A person needs a sense of mission like the air he breathes...")
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To: cdga5for4

Oh, but you know Brian Birdwell probably just faked the burns and made up the stories just to sell a book. /sarcasm


27 posted on 05/16/2006 5:17:53 PM PDT by HungarianGypsy
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