{"id":61389,"date":"2023-11-04T17:44:39","date_gmt":"2023-11-04T21:44:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=61389"},"modified":"2023-11-04T17:44:39","modified_gmt":"2023-11-04T21:44:39","slug":"new-abc-news-studios-special-chronicles-journalist-bob-woodruffs-return-to-iraq-to-visit-the-site-of-the-roadside-bombing-that-almost-took-his-life-in-2006","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2023\/11\/04\/new-abc-news-studios-special-chronicles-journalist-bob-woodruffs-return-to-iraq-to-visit-the-site-of-the-roadside-bombing-that-almost-took-his-life-in-2006\/","title":{"rendered":"New ABC News Studios Special Chronicles Journalist Bob Woodruff&#8217;s Return to Iraq To Visit the Site of the Roadside Bombing That Almost Took His Life in 2006"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Premiering Just Before Veterans Day, The Special Follows the Longtime ABC News Correspondent as He Reunites With Iraqi Locals From His Life-Changing Reporting Trip and Examines the Lessons and Legacy of War<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ga-HVomsY_U?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>ABC News Studios announced today &#8220;<em><strong>After The Blast: The Will To Survive<\/strong><\/em>,&#8221; a new special chronicling ABC News correspondent Bob Woodruff&#8217;s emotional journey back to Iraq, where a split-second event changed his life forever. In early 2006, then-anchor Woodruff was reporting in war-torn Iraq when a horrific roadside bombing nearly took his life. 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