Double Amputee Returns to front lines in Afghanistan

1. http://www.foxnews.com/world/2010/09/25/wounded-iraq-double-amputee-returns-lines-afghanistan/
2. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/39356718/ns/world_news-south_and_central_asia/

The story I chose is about a double amputee, Dan Luckett, returning to the front lines in Afghanistan, two years after the amputation of one of his legs and one of his feet. The articles basically explained his story; how Luckett lost his limbs and his rather quick road to recovery, along with some comedy about how he behaves with his prosthetic leg now. Interestingly enough, the articles in both Fox and MSNBC were the EXACT same. Word for word, they were the same article. At the bottom of each, it said, "Associated Press Writer Anne Gearan in Washington contributed to this report." My thoughts are that Gearan had a lot to do with this report. So much so that the news reporters decided not to change the story at all. Perhaps she even wrote the report in its entirety and just told MSNBC and Fox that they were allowed to use it. This also leads me to believe that CNN did not cover it because two other very large networks already had the same story printed with, what clearly seem to be, the facts. In my opinion, I think this story should have been reported on. It's interesting enough that a majority of people would want to read it and it also makes people realize how devoted military men are. It shows, through emotional means, how hard they work and how passionate they are about their job.