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"Military Medicine: Beyond the Battlefield" on PBS
This aired right around Veterans Day.
Bob Woodruff anchors ‘Military Medicine: Beyond the Battlefield’ on PBS
November 7, 2016 7:16 PM
By Verne Gay verne.gay@newsday.com
Ten years ago, Bob Woodruff’s role as co-anchor of “ABC World News Tonight” — and nearly his life as well — ended in a flash when he was wounded in a roadside IED attack while covering the war in Iraq. He was medevaced to Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Germany, where he was stabilized, then flown to Walter Reed Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland, where he regained consciousness and began a process of recuperation that continues to this day.
These past 10 years have also been packed and productive. Woodruff established a foundation in his name that has channeled more than $30 million to wounded veterans so they and their families can “meet emerging and long-term needs,” both financial and medical, per its mission statement. (The foundation is funded in part by the Stand Up for Heroes concert series, most recently held Nov. 1 at Madison Square Garden.)
Woodruff, 55, is a correspondent for ABC News, and also network TV’s pre-eminent reporter on veterans’ medical issues. This week, he anchors and reports “Military Medicine: Beyond the Battlefield” (Wednesday at 10 p.m. on WNET/13). The PBS program explores advances in limb replacement, organ and skin regeneration, and — among the most intractable of battlefield injuries — damage to the brain.
November 7, 2016 7:16 PM
By Verne Gay verne.gay@newsday.com
Ten years ago, Bob Woodruff’s role as co-anchor of “ABC World News Tonight” — and nearly his life as well — ended in a flash when he was wounded in a roadside IED attack while covering the war in Iraq. He was medevaced to Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Germany, where he was stabilized, then flown to Walter Reed Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland, where he regained consciousness and began a process of recuperation that continues to this day.
These past 10 years have also been packed and productive. Woodruff established a foundation in his name that has channeled more than $30 million to wounded veterans so they and their families can “meet emerging and long-term needs,” both financial and medical, per its mission statement. (The foundation is funded in part by the Stand Up for Heroes concert series, most recently held Nov. 1 at Madison Square Garden.)
Woodruff, 55, is a correspondent for ABC News, and also network TV’s pre-eminent reporter on veterans’ medical issues. This week, he anchors and reports “Military Medicine: Beyond the Battlefield” (Wednesday at 10 p.m. on WNET/13). The PBS program explores advances in limb replacement, organ and skin regeneration, and — among the most intractable of battlefield injuries — damage to the brain.
Military Medicine: Beyond the Battlefield
Military Medicine: Beyond the Battlefield, hosted and reported by ABC News correspondent Bob Woodruff, covers military medical advances and technology from the battlefield to the return home.
The personal stories of physicians, scientists, active duty troops, veterans, and military families come together in this one hour documentary to show how these advances are both saving and changing the lives of America’s service members.
To learn more about the organizations featured in the documentary and other resources for veterans click here.
Watch the full program online or check your local PBS station for broadcast dates.
Military Medicine: Beyond the Battlefield, hosted and reported by ABC News correspondent Bob Woodruff, covers military medical advances and technology from the battlefield to the return home.
The personal stories of physicians, scientists, active duty troops, veterans, and military families come together in this one hour documentary to show how these advances are both saving and changing the lives of America’s service members.
To learn more about the organizations featured in the documentary and other resources for veterans click here.
Watch the full program online or check your local PBS station for broadcast dates.
