NBC’s David Bloom, 39, dies in Iraq

David Bloom, an NBC News correspondent embedded with the U.S. Army’s 3rd Infantry Division outside Baghdad, died Sunday, NBC announced. Bloom, a 39-year-old husband and father of three, died of an apparent pulmonary embolism, the company said.

If you ever watched David Bloom, you knew he was dedicated to his story. I just watched him the other night describe the adverse conditions in Iraq. He was passionate about whatever he was covering and I will miss his news coverage.