David Eulitt
Joplin in 2011, the worst year: The Scars of Joplin
The Scars of Joplin, photo by David Eulitt / The Kansas City Star ©
An EF-5 tornado tore apart the second-floor apartment of Jordan Aubey, 27, a television reporter in Joplin, Mo., on May 22nd, 2011. The powerful tornado lifted he and the bathtub he was crouched in up into the skies. The resulting injuries…a shattered hip, and cuts and gouges across his face, hands, legs and feet…clarified his outlook on life. "I don't consider myself lucky, I consider myself blessed. The bottom line is that after you survive something like this, you're not wandering aimlessly. You do feel like you have a purpose."
An EF-5 tornado tore apart the second-floor apartment of Jordan Aubey, 27, a television reporter in Joplin, Mo., on May 22nd, 2011. The powerful tornado lifted he and the bathtub he was crouched in up into the skies. The resulting injuries…a shattered hip, and cuts and gouges across his face, hands, legs and feet…clarified his outlook on life. "I don't consider myself lucky, I consider myself blessed. The bottom line is that after you survive something like this, you're not wandering aimlessly. You do feel like you have a purpose."
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