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9/11 Pentagon Survivor on Her Purpose

Betty Maxfield, who survived the 9/11 tragedy at the Pentagon, said, "I should've been dead. I was, for some reason, saved. My question now is, what am I supposed to do with it? I just can't go waste it. I thought I was living my life well before, but obviously there's more that I can do to say thank you for my life and a second chance at it."

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