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COPYRIGHT 2005 U.S. Navy Safety Center
On Dec. 23, YN2 Ben Warren of USS Chicago (SSN-721) and three friends set out to climb the ridge of Oahu's Pali Lookout. He had no idea that his life was about to change.
The foursome headed out from their barracks on board Naval Station, Pearl Harbor, with a few backpacks carrying clothes, water, sandwiches, and a cell phone. After arriving at the lookout and scaling a relatively easy section, two of Warren's friends decided they had climbed high enough--the steep terrain that towered above them seemed too difficult.
The athletic, 6-foot, 220-pound, 23-year-old Warren, however, along with another Sailor, continued the treacherous, nearly vertical...
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