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A Philly rugby star overcame a stray bullet. Now the Army won’t have him. | Mike Newall

“I don’t want to close my eyes without seeing what the world is like.”

Nasair Boston-Epps, a star Philadelphia public school rugby player, was recently told by the Army that a surgery he needed to save his life after being wounded by a stray bullet has disqualified him from serving. His mother, Quiana Boston, is helping him appeal the decision.
Nasair Boston-Epps, a star Philadelphia public school rugby player, was recently told by the Army that a surgery he needed to save his life after being wounded by a stray bullet has disqualified him from serving. His mother, Quiana Boston, is helping him appeal the decision.Read moreTYGER WILLIAMS / Staff Photographer
    by Mike Newall | Columnist
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