Losing Charles Krauthammer, a man of principle

In the fall of 1972, a 22-year-old man with a promising medical career and bold future aspirations sank to the bottom of a swimming pool, unable to move. A diving accident had left him paralyzed from the neck down just moments before, but the young Charles Krauthammer remained calm and composed.
“There was no panic,” Krauthammer said in 2013, recounting the near-death experience. “There was no great emotion. I didn’t see a light. My life had not flashed before me. You sor