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Saturday, June 30, 2007

More power to him

Amputee graduates from fire academy after lawsuit

Isaac Feliciano is a busy guy. He runs four miles a day and is an accomplished athelete. He wanted to be a firefighter since he was little and pulled from a closet during a house fire when he was four. Lots of little boys dream of being firefighters, but few go on to do it.

Feliciano did, despite losing part of his leg as a result of an infection at age five. Despite being an amputee, he did very well during the physical tests required to enter training. He also scored well on the written test. So after the fire department balked, but he eventually was able to join.

He does more in one day than most people, including me. I say congratulations. I hope he makes a fine firefighter.

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