LIFE OR LIMB | Afghan land mine took Mike McNaughton's leg, left will to win (11/3/04)

LIFE OR LIMB | Afghan land mine took Mike McNaughton's leg, left will to win
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WAR ON TERRORISM | Ed Graney
Ed Graney
1064 Words
03 November 2004
The San Diego Union-Tribune
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D-1
English
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They say when you step on a land mine, the first thing you notice after a deafening blast is the smell of burnt flesh. Then comes intense pain and extreme thirst. The earth has opened beneath you and your body has been dropped with a violent thud, but the smart thing is not to look at the injured area, at the place where your foot or leg used to be, at the gushing blood and exposed bone.

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