yeow.

[sisyphusshrugged]

we'd all like to think we'd do this, but this guy did

A Time magazine reporter suffered severe shrapnel wounds and lost his hand when he tried to throw away a grenade tossed into a Humvee he was riding in with a Time photographer and two U.S. soldiers, colleagues said Thursday.

TIME SENIOR correspondent Michael Weisskopf and contributing photographer James Nachtwey were traveling with a U.S. Army patrol in Baghdad Wednesday night when the attack occurred, a statement from Time managing editor Jim Kelly said.

Time would not offer details on the incident. But a memo sent to Weisskopf’s former colleagues at The Washington Post said he picked up the grenade and tossed it out of the Humvee. It exploded, blowing off his hand and wounding him in the chest and arms. The memo said Nachtwey received shrapnel wounds that were not as serious.

“According to people he works with at Time, he picked up the grenade and tossed it out, losing his right hand in the process while saving four lives,” the memo said...

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[tlma0204114.livejournal.com]

I wish he had not had to do that... One of the reasons 1st AD and V Corps have now made it mandatory to replace all doors on humvees (yes, even the soft skins) and to keep the windows up is because it stops grenades from being tossed into the vehicles. Unfortunately, most of us prefer the windows down -- it's easier to defend yourself when you're taking fire.

It's still a combat zone. The problem is that one does not know who the combatents on the other side are. All one knows is that about 85% of the population wants us to stay and about 15% of the population want us to leave so they can get back in power.

And I wish that the news would finally start showing the good things that are happening in the country... there is so much good. Instead of sensationalizing the bad news and spinning it out of proportion.

Meanwhile, back at the ranch... I get off my soapbox. :-)

[(Anonymous)]

Julia, you'll want to update the link to this (http://msnbc.msn.com/id/3691455/), the one you gave is just going to their front page.

- Elayne (http://elayneriggs.blogspot.com)

[jmhm.livejournal.com]

what ever would I do without you?

Are we on for next weekend?