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Yes, my first thought was, "Crikey! Has anyone in the united states self -immolated, before?!"
It's a horrific way to call attention to a cause. I'm sure after his best possible recovery, his military unit will rally to prosecute to add to his anguish.
Many actually.
:-(
@Maeve i
He died. It's actually not as uncommon as you'd think.
Quite a few US Americans in this list of political self immolations.