Earl Cooley. Cooley, the smokejumper who took the Forest Service's first leap into a flame-riddled wilderness, died Monday Nov. 9, 2009, in Missoula. He was 98. The photo was taken in October 2006. (AP Photo/The Missoulian, Michael Gallacher)
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