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The crash brought Gen. Leslie Bowers (ret.) up out of bed -- about two feet out of bed -- old muscles tense, white mustache bristling.
Even at his age, the general was a man of action. He flipped the covers back, swung his feet out to the floor and grabbed the shotgun leaning against the wall.