Kitten survives flightline accident

Mila, a three-legged kitten, plays on a chair at Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., on July 24, 2012. Mila was rescued by Senior Airman James Helmic, 20th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron weapons team chief and a native of Phillipsburg, N.J, after she was discovered fatally injured in a Chevy engine compartment here on June 26, 2012. One month after the accident, $3,000 was raised on Indiegogo.com/operationsavemila for Mila’s veterinary bills which cost over $2,000. According to Helmic’s wife, Airman 1st Class Katharina Helmic, 20th Maintenance Operation Squadron aircraft scheduler and a native of Omaha, Neb., the additional money raised will go to shots and other veterinarian care needed for Mila to grow up healthy. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Krystal Jeffers/Released)

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