On Oct. 30, minutes after Awalt proudly displayed his creation at the "I stood up, and kids are screaming on the bleachers, and I ran from It took Donald Awalt six months to put his GI Joe Halloweeen costume together, ordering the components on the internet, and sewing and assembing them piece by piece. It only took a few seconds for the whole thing to go … Continue reading ![](\"http:\/\/cyber.law.harvard.edu\/blogs\/static\/dowbrigade\/jijoe.jpg\")
\nIt took Donald Awalt six months to put his GI Joe Halloweeen costume together,
\n ordering the components on the internet, and sewing and assembing them
\n piece by piece. It only took a few seconds for the whole thing to
\n go up in flames.<\/em><\/p>\n
\n high school’s annual Spook Day assembly, a classmate set the costume
\n on fire and Awalt fought for his life. <\/p>\n
\n down the bleachers and stopped, dropped, and rolled," Awalt said
\n last night in his first interview since the incident. By telephone from
\n Brigham
\n and Women’s Hospital, where Awalt is being treated for third-degree burns,
\n he said he was at a loss to explain why a classmate tried not once but
\n three times to ignite his costume with a cigarette lighter. <\/p>\n
\n the Boston Globe<\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"