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  • Plane crash, coma doesn't deter pilot

    After a 2007 plane crash, nine days in a coma and 28 surgeries, retired Capt. David Berling, now a civilian working as a 56th Contracting Squadron contract specialist, understands what it means to overcome adversity. On April 29, 2007, Berling was approximately 20 seconds from landing his private