The park seems out of place, a flat swath of green grass and American flags tucked amid Savannah Highway's bustling corridor of strip malls, car dealerships and gas stations.
Thousands of motorists flood past each day navigating the snarl of congestion that defines this stretch of road. As they hurry by, the spot where dozens of men once waged the battle of their lives becomes a mere flash of scenery on a suburban landscape. But on a steamy summer evening 10 years ago, smoke, flames and fear boiled from this plot of earth as a raging inferno roared through the sprawling furniture outlet that once stood there.