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Now-recovered soldier gives Purple Heart to CBS' Dozier

by Dave Konkel [Moderator] Jun 2, 2006 6:22AM PDT

Soldier gives his Purple Heart to Dozier.

>> Kimberly Dozier, the CBS reporter wounded by a car bomb in Iraq, now has a Purple Heart at her bedside in a U.S. military hospital in Germany after a young American soldier gave her his medal, the network said....

On Thursday, CBS said an American soldier who had been awarded the Purple Heart medal for combat injuries made a special visit to the hospital to see Dozier.

"A young American soldier came up to Kimberly's brother Michael and told him that he had met Kimberly in Iraq two years ago after he had been wounded with shrapnel in his arm," CBS said without identifying the soldier. "The soldier had his Purple Heart with him, and he told Michael that he'd like Kimberly to have it because, he said, she's suffered as much as any soldier. That Purple Heart is now beside Kimberly's bed." <<

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and this soldier gave his away allso

by Mark5019 Jun 2, 2006 6:36AM PDT

http://reviews.cnet.com/5208-6130-0.html?forumID=50&threadID=179289&messageID=1965969

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I found this quite touching, and a recognition from those on

by Ziks511 Jun 2, 2006 9:30AM PDT

the ground that reporters do their job at the same risk as many of the soldiers. I think its a great and generous gesture. Hope she recovers, just as I hope that guy from ABC news recovers.

Rob

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