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PEERS' TEARS FOR GOOD GUY TV NEWSMAN DAVID BLOOM
New York Post ^ | 4/17/03 | ANDREA PEYSER

Posted on 04/17/2003 1:28:38 AM PDT by kattracks

Edited on 05/26/2004 5:13:20 PM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]

April 17, 2003 -- HOURS before he was to die in Iraq, David Bloom had a kind of premonition.

The sight of battle had changed him, hardened him. The smell of death rattled the perpetually upbeat NBC correspondent in ways he never foresaw.


(Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com ...


TOPICS: News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: davidbloom

1 posted on 04/17/2003 1:28:38 AM PDT by kattracks
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To: kattracks
Praise God...
2 posted on 04/17/2003 1:33:18 AM PDT by latina4dubya
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To: kattracks
The man died on the job.

And more people would've preferred to watch Pokemon than his news network.

3 posted on 04/17/2003 1:33:54 AM PDT by martin_fierro (Mr. Avuncular)
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To: Brad's Gramma; SpookBrat
ping
4 posted on 04/17/2003 1:37:19 AM PDT by homeschool mama
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To: homeschool mama
Sniff...I'm glad to know he was such a nice man.
5 posted on 04/17/2003 4:32:19 AM PDT by SpookBrat
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To: kattracks
kattracks, thanks so much for this.

My sister watched a segment about an impromptu memorial service held in Iraq in the unit that David Bloom was traveling with. The troops were memorializing 2 soldiers who had died and David Bloom. They had erected a memorial of sorts, with the boots, flack jacket and helmet of each of the soldiers. The camera went in for a close-up. Then it panned over to David Bloom's stuff: his boots, jacket, helmet---and leaning up against them was a small book.

"That book looks familiar!" my sister thought.

The camera came in for a close-up. "My Utmost for His Highest"--a serious and thoughtful daily devotional book--certainly not "devotionals-lite."

Her heart just soared when she saw this.

Your posting of this article confirms that her (and my) hopes were not misplaced. Thanks so much for posting this. I've already sent it to my sister.

And may God somehow, someway, grant His grace and comfort to David's wife, daughters, and parents. He was one of the good guys, and we sure could use more of THEM in that industry...
6 posted on 04/17/2003 11:02:58 AM PDT by Cordova Belle ("America is great because she is good. When America ceases to be good, she will cease to be great.")
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To: kattracks
"Here I am, supposedly at the peak of professional success, but I could, frankly, care less. It's nothing compared to my relationship with you and the girls and Jesus."




Praise The Lord!!!!!!
7 posted on 04/17/2003 11:50:03 AM PDT by Brad’s Gramma (Become a Monthly Donor to Free Republic. Please?)
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To: homeschool mama
Thanks, Mama.
8 posted on 04/17/2003 11:50:27 AM PDT by Brad’s Gramma (Become a Monthly Donor to Free Republic. Please?)
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To: kattracks
Awesome...that is one of the best things I've read here in a long time. My prayer is that David Bloom's testimony, through his death, will be used to "draw men unto Him". Though his death seems senseless, I think of the impact Payne Stewart's death had within the tight-knit professional golf community. I pray that his colleagues will realize that there is more to this life than interviews and stories.
9 posted on 04/17/2003 12:00:41 PM PDT by KsSunflower
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To: kattracks
MSNBC showed a portion of his funeral, and his priest relayed a story "David and I spent all day Friday together, the day before he left. 'I'm ready,' he said,' 'ready to go Home, if the Lord calls you?' I asked,' 'yeah,' David replied, 'but I'm afraid,' 'afraid that He's going to call you Home?' I asked?' And David said 'Yeah...I'm afraid He's going to call me Home on this trip...but I'm ready.' "

Really moving...
10 posted on 04/17/2003 12:20:04 PM PDT by Sir_Ed
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To: Sir_Ed
Sean Hannity just played that, too. I pray that many many people are blessed by his testimony.

I also pray for his young wife and children.
11 posted on 04/17/2003 12:25:53 PM PDT by Brad’s Gramma (Become a Monthly Donor to Free Republic. Please?)
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To: kattracks
BTTT. RIP David.
12 posted on 04/17/2003 12:35:07 PM PDT by b4its2late (Eagles don't flock.)
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