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posted 29 July 2003 12:02 AM
quote: une 9 was a beautiful spring day in western Pennsylvania. It had been raining much of the week, but that Monday morning the clouds parted, revealing a blue Appalachian sky. Bob Long had plans -- finish remodeling the kitchen, work in the garden, maybe even paint the flower box in the front yard that he'd promised his wife he'd get around to soon. Not that Long was lacking free time. For the past three years, Long, 37, had worked as a surveyor for CME Engineering nearby in Somerset. But several months earlier, he tore his rotator cuff while pounding a surveying stake, and the injury required surgery. He had been off work for about eight weeks, attending physical therapy sessions and catching up on odd jobs around the house. Now Long was eager to get back to work -- back to the routines of ordinary life, which he had been struggling to recapture ever since the events of last summer when, for a brief, hallucinatory moment, he was a hero.
Who's a Hero Now?It's got everything. Death, life, guns (used for defence), Presidents, Hollywood... It's an American dream story!
From: Pokaroo! | Registered: May 2001
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