On April 3, 2003 journalist Michael Kelly died in Iraq when his Humvee crashed; he was covering the Iraq war with the U.S. Army's Third Infintry Division. Kelly became the first journalist to be killed in the Iraq war. The 46 year old was covering the war in Iraq for his Washington Post column at the time of his death. Michael's Humvee was caught in enemy fire. The driver tried evasive manuviers, but, unfortunatly, rolled the humvee into a body of water. Thus, killing both Kelly and the driver. Michael Kelly had a lot of experience in covering war. Kelly wrote a book in 1991 about his trip to the Gulf War. On that trip he was 0n his own. Kelly lived in Swampscott, Massacusetts with his wife, Madelyn, and his two sons, Tom and Jack. He was the editor-at-large for The Atlantic Monthly and wrote a syndicated column for the Washington Post. Michael Kelly was also the editor of the New Republic until he was fired for disagreeing with the boss, 1996-1997. The Antlantic Monthly now sponsers the Michael Kelly Award in his honor. It is giving to journalists who show the same quality that he had, " the fearless pursuit and expression of truth" (http://kellyaward.com/).
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