Nation IN BRIEF : KENTUCKY : Durant Undergoes Minor Operation
From Times Staff and Wire Reports
Helicopter pilot Michael Durant, held captive for 11 days after being shot down in Somalia, underwent a minor operation at Ft. Campbell, Ky., but must wait until blood can be collected from family members for a possible transfusion before having major surgery. An Army spokesman said doctors cleaned out a wound in Durant’s right leg and treated damaged sinuses. But it will be a few days before surgeons can insert a metal rod in the 32-year-old pilot’s fractured right thigh bone.
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