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NBC and ABC rounded out the Iraq War reporting with a couple of features on the homefront. ABC's Bob Woodruff (subscription required) had a personal interest in his A Closer Look in Kentucky: he visited the Louisville home of Sgt John McFarlane with his new roommate. Omar (no last name given) was the military translator in McFarlane's unit and was on hand to help save Woodruff's life when he almost had his brains blown out while reporting from Baghdad. "McFarlane worked for months cutting through a thicket of red tape to get Omar here. He got help from ABC News, a US senator and a host of others." Of the 10,000 translators who have worked with US occupation forces in Iraq, Omar is one of 167 who have been granted visas to live in the United States. NBC sent Mike Taibbi to Walter Reed Army Medical Center to watch the Screaming Eagles stunt parachute team celebrate the opening of a new training facility. Among the jumpers was one-legged Max Ramsey, who lost a limb last year in Ramadi. Ramsey trains fellow military amputees to skydive. Angel Barcenas, a USMC sergeant, lost both of his legs but, shrugs Ramsey, "they are below the knee--so it is a bit of a paper cut."
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