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To: goldworldnet who wrote (245314)	4/10/2008 10:40:24 PM
From: LindyBill	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 793897

Smoke Jumping On the Western Fire Line Since I am "Mr Cynical" today, my comment is, "if they had to jump in, it probably would have been better to let it burn." Now I will have ManyMoose after my butt. :>)

To: goldworldnet who wrote (245314)	4/11/2008 12:39:34 AM
From: ManyMoose	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793897

Here's another book about the early days of Smokejumping. amazon.com It details the Mann Gulch Fire, which is the deadliest incident in smokejumper history. The lone survivor, Wag Dodge, was a man I had met. I was a kid at the time. Norman McLean, the author, also wrote "A River Runs Through It." It's not available any more, although I have a copy that I got on eBay, but "Red Skies of Montana" was an early movie about smokejumping starring Richard Widmark and Richard Boone. As a kid, I watched some of it being filmed. Widmark's role was loosely based on Wag Dodge. imdb.com It had some pretty hoaky scenes, but it's an enjoyable yarn. Personally, I would never jump out of a perfectly good airplane.