Gary Weddle of Washington had a particularly unique investment in Osama bin Laden being found by the U.S.; he started growing a beard on Sept. 11th 2001, and would not shave it off until the terrorist was discovered and captured. In what is perhaps the most bizarre act of patriotism we’ve seen in recent memory (the beard, if anything, made him look like Bin Laden), Weddle made a vow that lasted the better part of a decade. “I spent my first five minutes crying and then I couldn’t get it off fast enough,” Weddle said of hearing the news of the terrorist leader’s death Sunday night.
Man shaves beard for first time since 9/11: MyFoxBOSTON.com
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