Bob Woodruff -- The Miraculous Recovery

On Jan. 29, 2006, Bob Woodruff was nearly killed by a roadside bomb north of Baghdad. Woodruff, an ABC anchor, and cameraman Doug Vogt were with the U.S. 4th Infantry Division. They were travelling in an armored vehicle. Woodruff and Vogt were standing with their heads above a hatch when the bomb exploded.

Although both wore body armor and helmets, they sustained considerable injuries. After surgery at a U.S. military hospital in Iraq, Vogt recovered. Woodruff, however, was kept in a medically induced coma. ABC News has posted a slide show depicting Woodruff’s recovery. It’s amazing.

Boarding for MSY

From Joe Bouza
Recently on a flight getting ready to depart for New Orleans:

Jack was sitting on the plane when a guy took the seat beside him. The guy was an emotional wreck, pale, hands shaking, moaning in fear. "What's the matter?" Jack asked.

"I've been transferred to New Orleans , there's crazy people there. They've got lots of shootings, gangs, race riots, drugs, poor public schools, and the highest crime rate."

Jack replied, "I've lived in New Orleans all my life. It's not as bad as the media says. Find a nice home, go to work, mind your own business, enroll your kids in a nice private school. It's as safe a place as anywhere in the world."

The guy relaxed and stopped shaking and said, "Oh, thank you. I've been worried to death. But if you live there and say it's OK, I'll take your word for it. What do you do for a living?"

"Me?" said Jack. "I'm a tail gunner on a Budweiser truck."