Im not sure what the blokes name is, but back when Allied troops were going into Bagdhad at the 'begining' of this war, there was an Australian news camera man filming a patrol of US troops (Marines, I think).
Anyway, they were attacked, and several men were either killed outright or badly wounded.
The cameraman pretty much threw his camera down, and raced out and dragged a badly wounded US soldier behind cover, before giving emergency first aid, and using the radio on the man's back to call for help, all while under enemy fire, pretty much pinned down.
The camera happened to fall in such a way that nearly all of this was captured on film by the way.
Turned out that the camera man was a serving member of the Australian SASR until recently, and was allso a trained medic.
If he hadnt have been where he was, and done what he did, there is little doubt that more troops would have died than actually did that day.
That guy pointing a camera around the place may just be as well, if not more, trained in the activities of those he films than they themselves are.
He may allso be a very brave individual, and actually be the deciding factor between life and death for some of those he films.
Dont make the mistake of lumping everyone with a camera into the 'money hungry- no help in a bad situation- spineless parasite' mold, for many of them are far from that.
Blue
