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Talk about the militarys role why they were there and what they may be doing with the data. >> sure, the u.s. army has developed a new crash test dummy that they are trying to i focus on under body blast for the response of a war fighter due to underbody blast in a vehicle. one of the things that they realized years ago was that the types of crash test dumbies that are used in a crash environment dont represent the types of injuries that you need to be able to replicate compared to doing a blast...

Cecelia, the survivor prrpt cecelia lost her parents and 6-year-old brother. about a third of her body suffered burns. she has rarely spoken publicly about the crash but was among those profiled in the cnn documentary "sole survivor." >> i got this tattoo. this is a reminder of where ive come from. and i see it as you know like so many things scars, whatever were put on my body against my will. and i decided to put this on my body for myself. i think that me surviving was random. i just happened...

>> a child has several advantages in the crash environment. their bones are more pliable so they withstand higher forces without fracture. >> cecelia was not the only young sole survivor. all young sole survivors. dr. chrissy studies why children sometimes survive crashes more than others. >> children are less likely to contact something. >> whatever the reason, cecelia got a second chance at life and shes living it happily. shes in her 30s and married. >> despite the catastrophic crashes, aviat...

Get out, some of them had rashes on them and couldnt figure out where the rashes came from. have you surmised why some would walk out with these rashes? >> i havent had that question yet. well certainly take a look into it. we know that this was a very dynamic crash environment. i know you all have seen some of the videos. we really are thankful that so many people survived and so many people were able to walk away without serious injuries. >> brian: i understand when it came to the one -- one o...