Bob and Lee Woodruff, of Rye, honored for work with U.S. veterans
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Former ABC news anchor Bob Woodruff and his wife Lee (shown here at their talk at Rye High School last month) were among the recipients of the 2008 Niarchos Survivorship Prizes yesterday in a ceremony at Chelsea Piers in New York City.
The Rye residents, co-authors of “In An Instant,” were honored for working with injured U.S. veterans, a cause that became personal after Bob Woodruff was seriously injured in an IED blast while on assignment in Iraq two years ago.
Scott Quilty, a 28-year-old Iraqi war veteran who lost part of an arm and leg while on foot patrol in Baghdad, presented the award to Lee Woodruff, who said she accepted it on behalf of all caregivers, parents and wives of those who have been injured in war and on behalf of anyone serving in the military.
The prizes are awarded to “individuals and organizations that have alleviated suffering and promoted resilience among the victims and veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars.” Other recipients included four doctors who risk their lives to provide health care in Iraq and Afghanistan, and the Military Child Education Coalition, an organization aimed at helping children of U.S. military families overcome uncertainty, trauma and grief.
Bob Woodruff will also be getting a Peabody broadcast journalism award next month for “Wounds of War — The Long Road Home for Our Nation’s Veterans,” a series examining traumatic brain injuries – like his own – suffered by Iraq war veterans and how they and their families adapt to their disabilities.
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Bob woodruff has written in a instant about his experiances and has gone through hell in a combant zone. After his recovery he has been a supporter for veterans and their medical issues I understand he is to be given more reconition for all that he has reported on Thank you also bob for you e mail to me regarding my family problem last year Again thank you on behalf of veterans A veteran a senior a grandparent and a american