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Been there, heard that (but didn't listen).(FOCUS)(accident prevention)
June 22, 2009... We've all been there: After a long week of work trying to save the world, a beautiful weekend is upon us, but we can't start enjoying it until we've completed a handful of household chores. During times like these, we sometimes forget all those safety practices everyone harps about in the...

The kayak trip from hell.(FOCUS)(kayaking accident)
June 22, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Three friends (Cpl. Davis, Cpl. Yamada, and LCpl. Jose) and I decided it was time to do something adventurous. We came up with a plan to rent kayaks and travel from Parris Island, S.C., through the Port Royal Sound, to Hilton Head-a distance of 3 miles. Davis...

Family vacation gets off on the wrong foot.(FOCUS)
June 22, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] A relaxing trip with the family--what could be better?" That was my thought as my wife and I started our first morning of summer vacation at the beach with our 5-year-old daughter and 2-year-old son. The commercial flight had been uneventful and the first night's...

Jack's story.(FOCUS)
June 22, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] It was the last day of school and the beginning of summer vacation for the four of us. Jack, who owned the car we were driving, was 16. The rest of us--Dennis, me and another boy whose name I've forgotten--were 15. We had decided to hit the road and celebrate. ...

When the world turned sideways.(FOCUS)(mountain biking accident)
June 22, 2009... It was a dry, 85-degree day at picturesque Big Bear Mountain--a great day to do some downhill mountain biking. Nine months earlier, in bad weather, I had traveled to the same hill and had had an awesome time, so I figured today only could be better. I had been riding a lot at such places as...