Soldier Gives His Purple Heart to Kimberly Dozier

[kpete]

Soldier Gives His Purple Heart to Dozier
Jun 02

By DAVID RISING
Associated Press Writer
BERLIN

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.

Dozier, 39, was seriously injured in a blast Monday while covering a story on Memorial Day in Iraq. Her camera crew, Britons Paul Douglas and James Brolan, were killed in the attack, along with a U.S. soldier and an Iraqi translator.

Dozier, who was flown Tuesday to Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Germany, remained in critical but stable condition Friday, CBS said. Her breathing respirator has been removed, and she has been able to talk with family and visiting CBS colleagues, the network said in a statement.

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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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[wryter2000]

1. They mentioned that on CBS last night

That was so incredibly sweet of that soldier. I guess she'd met him when he was injured.

He still has a commendation or a ribbon, right? It would be a shame if he gave her the only memento of his medal.

[Geoff R. Casavant]

5. A gesture both meaningful and hollow

Meaningful, because it recognizes their comradeship. But hollow in a certain sense, because pretty much anyone can go to an Army surplus store and buy a Purple Heart off the rack; so it's not like the soldier can't get a replacement at his local post exchange.

[Windy]

6. That's such a callous thing to say....

[fujiyama]

7. Sounds like what they said at the RNC convention

regarding John Kerry's purple heart.

[Geoff R. Casavant]

8. I've gotta disagree in my own defense.

I never said the soldier didn't earn the Purple Heart, and I specifically said his donation of the medal was meaningful, which I believe it to be. If you'll note, I was replying to someone who was under the impression that the physical medal itself was irreplaceable, and I meant only that the soldier could simply purchase a new one at his convenience.

[wryter2000]

9. I'm glad he can get a replacement

I wouldn't want for him to do without.

[roguevalley]

2. comrades in conflict. what a sweet young man. bless them both.

[MikeNearMcChord]

3. A class act! Thanks GI!

:applause: :patriot: :applause:

[ComerPerro]

4. stunning