During Israel?s 2006 invasion of Lebanon, a rocket crashed into Anthony Shadid?s ancestral home in Marjayoun, Lebanon. It was no accident that Shadid was working in Lebanon when it happened.
Born in Oklahoma, a graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Madison and a passionate Green Bay Packers fan, Shadid was also one of the best foreign correspondents of his generation, covering conflicts and wars throughout the Middle East until his tragic death this month in Syria.