Damn for some reason at the beggining of the war I said to my friend, "I bet you this guy aint gunna make it".
My sincere sympathy to his family & coworkers. The only solace is that he probably would have died from that embolism wherever he was, so at least he died doing something that he loved.
I liked Bloom from what I saw of him on the Imus show a few years back. I'm not sure he would have died anyways (this young), but perhaps we'll never know. Around 1% of reporters in Iraq have died so far, a vastly higher number than for soldiers.
From the article on MSNBC: "“Given the fact that we’re filing at all hours of the day and night, you try to pace yourself and get a little sleep,” Bloom told the Post. “You’re sleeping with your knees propped up around you.” That may have been a risk factor: blood clots frequently form in legs when they’ve been immobilized and travel through the body, said Dr. Harold Palevsky, chief of pulmonary critical care with the University of Pennsylvania health system. Dehydration can also be a factor. Palevsky said Army medics, trained and equipped to stop bleeding, may have been less prepared in the desert for a pulmonary embolism. "
personally, i don't care if the reason he died was b/c he was out there or not...the man died, it is sad so let's no dwell on whether he would have died if he was sitting in NYC doing the today show or if he was sitting in an APC in iraq...it's all speculation, nobody knows but god himself. that being said. i really enjoyed bloom. his hair the other day was hilarious <so dirty and fried> and on a little tribute they showed this morning showed him joking about it before he went on the air the other morning. he was pure class and did his job better than any other embedded reporter i have seen throughout this war in iraq, my condolences to his family and friends. may god bless them in this trying time.
I never really know of this guy before the war. I always found his reporting and style to be the best in the theater. I looked forward to his reports. Since then, I have learned more of him and just as the brightest stars, his light was brilliant but didn't last long enough. Rest in peace. 8pm EST Sunday on MSNBC One hour special on David Bloom, as his co-workers and friends tell us all about their lost friend.
My sister's secretary has a boy in the 3ID .She couldn't stop talking about Bloom and how great he was.I think we (myself particularly) underestimate how much these embeddeds mean to the families of the soldiers. Sounds like he was genuinely a good guy too. Well,as I said before,just very sad...
Very, very sad news. Just friday I was watching a long piece from Bloom on the march towards Baghdad and I thought to myself that he was very talented. Very tragic for his wife and 3 young daughters.
I was shocked and dissappointed when I heard the news this morning. Whether you were against the war or not, it was hard to turn the channel when you saw him on. Every segment was informative and entertaining. Can't say the same about the "embedded" journalists at FOX.
Tragic What a wonderful - but short life. I would like to hear when the war is over what the M88 recovery crew has to say about him. I will bet they have nothing but nice things to say and will relay that to his wife and daughters, and their thoughts of how he spent his final days.