Judy Woodruff:
In April 1945, weeks earlier than the conflict ended, Dole was making an attempt to rescue a radioman, when he was hit by enemy hearth. It shattered his proper shoulder, fractured vertebrae and, for a time, paralyzed him from the neck down.
He spent 39 months recovering, principally in navy hospitals, the place he listened to Frank Sinatra’s “You may By no means Stroll Alone” day by day for inspiration.
His brother Kenny, interviewed years later, mirrored on simply how dangerous Dole’s accidents have been.
Kenny Dole, Brother of Bob Dole: I used to be simply by no means so shocked in my life to see him as he laid there in mattress from the place I noticed him final. It was like yesterday and in the present day. It is only a entire new ball recreation. And, at the moment, the medical doctors stated he could not reside one other 48 hours.
