"David Bloom - He was a perfect man to carry viewers along on the charge to Baghdad. He was tireless, completely focused and clearly did the work he loved. Natural sincerity. Saw some of the finest war coverage ever broadcast (applause). "Our last images of David Bloom capture a journalist in his prime. His own last email home tells us something else about this man who was about to turn 40.
He wrote to his wife in his final email, "Here I am, supposedly at the peak of professional success and I could frankly care less... In the scheme of things it matters little compared to my relationship with you, the girls and Jesus." POTUS: Michael Kelley and David Bloom "May God bless their souls." (long applause).