BEN HALL SEEMS LIKE A NICE GUY, I'M SORRY HE WAS HURT, AND HOPE HE CONTINUES TO RECOVER. WAR CORRESPONDENTS GET STATUS BECAUSE THEY RISK HARM OR DEATH. SOMETIMES ONE'S NUMBER COMES UP. HE IS ALLOWING HIMSELF TO BE TREATED AS A WAR HERO, & HIS NDE TREATED AS HOLY. HE SEZ HE IS THE VICTIM OF 'EVIL'. HE IS THE VICTIM OF RUSSIAN SHELLING, IN A WAR, WHETHER ACCIDENTAL OR INTENTIONAL.