Wednesday, April 20, 2011

Tim Hetherington killed today in Libya

Photojournalist Tim Hetherington was killed in Libya today when a vehicle he was riding in with three other journalists was attacked by rocket propelled grenades.  The British born 41 year old co-directed "Restrepo", an academy award nominated documentary about a platoon of U.S. solders who spent 15 months at an outpost in Afghanistan with no running water during 2007 - 2008.   Hetherington tweeted yesterday that he was in the city of Misrata where there was indiscriminate shelling by Qaddafi Forces.

It has been so long since there was a time of peace in this world.  War has become more common place than a time without it.  American soldiers that are only 19 and 20 years old are fighting and dying on the other side of the world. So sad.  Enough already!!

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/42682853/ns/world_news-mideastn_africa/

Image: Getty Images photographer Chris Hondros and photojournalist Tim Hetherington

Photographer Chris Hondros                     Photojournalist Tim Hetherington

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