Remembering David Bloom (1963-2003)
Today marks the third anniversary of NBC's David Bloom's last ride in the "Bloom-mobile". Embedded with the 3rd Infantry Division, David gave millions of people around the world a glimpse of the frontlines, first hand as American troops advanced on Baghdad.
During the run-up to the war, David fought with NBC news and those at the Pentagon to provide a different view of our troops in action, not your standard embed stuff. He had a vision to put all that modern technology muster into telling the story of men and women on the ground, the boots. And for that brief period, he was providing some of the most visually spectacular and personal stories that have emerged from US coverage in Iraq. After his death, NBC News president Neal Shapiro compared Bloom's reports on the daily lives of soldiers to those of Ernie Pyle from the foxholes of the Second World War. Pretty high praise.
Join me on the flip for my annual David Bloom memorial.
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