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My First Time . . .

Flying Air Force One into Baghdad. Swallowing a sword. Watching the execution of a client. And more tales of career firsts.

Written by Washingtonian Staff | Published on October 20, 2011

Swallowing a Sword	Saving Someone on a Search-and-Rescue Mission	Having a Video Go Viral
Marrying a Same-Sex Couple	Doing Standup Comedy	Telling a Mother Her Child Has Died

Flying Air Force One Into a War Zone

Getting Arrested

Covering a War

Competing in a Hot-Dog Eating Contest

Photographing a Wildfire

Witnessing a Client’s Execution

Briefing the President

Asking a Family to Consider Organ Donation

Coaxing a Confession from a Suspect

Pulling Together a Wedding During a Natural Disaster

Conducting an Orchestra

Helping the President Through a Crisis

Arguing Before the Supreme Court

This article appears in the November 2011 issue of The Washingtonian.

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