CBS Crew Caught In Iraq Ambush...
 

CBS/AP) "Two members of a CBS News team, veteran cameraman Paul Douglas, 48, and soundman James Brolan, 42, were killed and correspondent Kimberly Dozier, 39, was seriously injured Monday when the U.S. Army unit in which they were embedded was attacked."

A U.S. Soldier was also killed according to CBS News.

As of Memorial Day evening, Dozier has undergone two surgeries and was listed in critical condition.

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2003/...in541815.shtml

My prayers are for them.

This has been big news here, as there is a local connection with at least one of the victims (Dozier is a Wellesley grad).

My thoughts and prayers are with all involved.

This is so Sad To Hear about any News Media who are trying to Report what is actually gonig on Iraq and Afghanastan and they get injured and die.:(

I Pray for them and hope they stay safe.

But one must remember that the people have a different perspective in that part of the world.

Life is unimportant to them so it seems!:confused:

And then a Masters from the University of Virginia.

After two surgeries in Baghdad, she was flown to the US Military hospital in Germany.

Tuesday PM she was still in critical condition, but doctors were "cautiously optimistic."

I read that when Kimberly Dozier was brought to the Army Hospital in Baghdad, she had lost so much blood they made an appeal over the hospital PA system for donors -- and soldiers there lined up to donate.

I found the following as a PS to some field notes about an interview Dozier did with a top US general in April.

"One important post-script. We are careful to maintain our distance from the military — separation of the fifth estate and all that. But when some two-dozen injured Marines came in from a mortar attack outside the base, medics came running past my camera crew (waiting outside the briefing) screaming for type A+ blood. Veteran cameraman Paul Douglas grabbed his camera, and looked around for the wounded, the ambulances — and his soundman. Soundman Adam Haylett moved even faster. He'd dashed after the medics, to give a pint or so of his A+ blood. So if you meet a U.S. Marine who has developed a new taste for sweet, overly milky tea, and English ale, you'll know why.

(Note that this is not the sound man who was killed.)

Here's a link to the rest of her notes.

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/...n1541574.shtml

Seems to be at least some mutual respect between military and media.

DeltAlum, I would Imagine especially when the News Media is out there with the troops unarmed except with Cameras and sound items there is a large respect as there should be.

But, metal holds no rule who it kills!:(

More News Media have been killed in "this Little war" than anyother!:mad:

It is a shame that They lose their lives just trying to show the world what is going on.

Tom,

You'e right.

With these two deaths, this war has equalled the number of media deaths in the entire Vietnam conflict -- which was a whole lot longer.

Kimberly Dozier is able to communicate with her family, and the first question she asked was about her crew.

http://www.latimes.com/entertainment...dlines-entnews

Credit due Her and I am sure She is devisated!:(

According to CBS News, a young soldier approached a member of her family in the hospital and said he had met Ms. Dozier during a previous tour in Iraq during which he was wounded.

He gave the family member his Purple Heart to give to her because she and her crew (and other news crews reporting on the war) were taking as big of a risk and in as much danger as the soldiers.

Kudos to This Young Soldier, and yes they are in danger just as Our Troops are.

They are out reporting The News of The Troops and the People of Iraq.

The Insurgents dont want that!:mad:

Kimberly Dozier has been returned to the U.S. and is now in Bethesda Naval Hospital. Still "critical but stable" at the last report I heard.

"The president of CBS News and Sports says reporter Kimberly Dozier, who was severely wounded in Iraq, will "absolutely" return to the "CBS Evening News."

McManus says "she's going to make a full recovery and it's miraculous." He says he thinks Dozier will have "good use of her legs." And he adds "the good news is she has really no mental effects from the accident." As he puts it, "She's sharp as a tack."

Comments from Sean McManus, President of CBS News and Sports

That is great news considering what she has been through.

That is great news, not only that she will recover, but that she can return to the work she enjoys.

WOW, Great News!

When the News Folks are over there, they want to report wht is really happening and are in Harms Way!:mad:

But, give credit due where it is due!

Bombs dont know who they are, they just kill peope!
Glad to see doing well!

May She Be back soon!:)

Brian Williams was live from Tel Aviv on Nightly News tonight, with other NBC reporters live in Haifa, etc. There was dramatic footage in a Richard Engle piece of a rocket heading in the direction of where they were doing their "standups," which was intercepted at the last moment and fell harmlessly into a field.

With all of the high profile and lesser known journalists killed in the conflicts in that part of the world you have to wonder about the wisdom of that kind of coverage -- but also pay tribute to the bravery of the reporters and crews standing in harms way.

In J school we had quite a few foreign correspondents come in to speak to us, and the message was always the same: it's an exciting job, but many times you're putting your life in danger. Because of the mentality of those correspondents (and the chiefs of the foreign bureaus), I think it would take heavier casualties to change the mindset.

We often forget about the crews...

I saw an old friend at lunch today who is a former ABC and CBS engineer and did freelance work for all of the networks in war zones for a number of years. He said that the day rates for the networks have skyrocketed, but less people want to go, and that he was, "too old for that crap."

I also read this morning that ABC is sending Charlie Gibson to anchor from Israel.

Finally, I heard an interview with an embedded reporter with a Marine unit in Iraq telling some really dramatic stories about the conditions our armed forces are living in in some areas of the country, and about being on patrol, turning a courner in their humvee and everybody on the block "vanishing" into buildings, etc. -- and knowing they were likely to get hit because the insurgents sometimes warn the locals when they have an ambush or an IED set up.

Pretty riviting stuff.

Kimberly has left the hospital. Is walking on crutches and doing pretty well.

Saw this on last nights news and is very rewarding to seeing Her doing so much better!:)

God Bless Her and ALL of the News Media covering and reporting to us back home!

She looks in good shape for everything that happened to her.

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