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D. B. Grady The Atlantic 6/1/2010 It began with a bridge. On the morning of March 1, a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device detonated on Tarnak River Bridge near Kandahar, Afghanistan, killing multiple civilians and one American soldier. While the destruction of a single bridge might ordinarily pose a mere inconvenience to the U.S. war machine, […] June 1st, 2010 | Tags: Brig. Gen. Daniel Menard, Facebook, Michael Yon | Category: Afghanistan, Bloggers, Canada, Media accountability, Military, Social networking websites | Comments are closed
“[I] was planning to write several more dispatches about missions in Afghanistan. There is so little interest in Afghanistan that it hardly seems worth the time. People at home seem to be in denial. “The war is being lost and McChrystal’s crew is covering it up. There will be a heavy bill to pay when […] May 13th, 2010 | Tags: Gen. Stanley McChrystal, Michael Yon, war | Category: Afghanistan, Military, Quotations, Social networking websites, United States | Comments are closed
By Joshua Partlow Washington Post 5/9/2010 They are both decorated generals, West Point graduates who studied at Harvard University and earnest taskmasters who would rather work than sleep. The U.S. ambassador to Afghanistan, Karl W. Eikenberry, and the top U.S. military commander there, Gen. Stanley A. McChrystal, assumed their posts amid lofty expectations that […] May 10th, 2010 | Tags: Gen. Stanley McChrystal, Karl Eikenberry, Michael Yon | Category: Afghanistan, Barack Obama, Social networking websites | Comments are closed
Michael Yon Online Magazine Michael’s Dispatches 2/25/2010 U.S. Air Force Nurse, Lucy Lehker, comforts an ‘unknown’ Canadian soldier after he was badly wounded in Afghanistan. Dear Michael Yon, Today we were sent your story of February 14, 2010. The “unknown” Canadian is our son Danny. He is a 23-year-old soldier from Vancouver, […] February 27th, 2010 | Tags: Michael Yon, Pamela Geller, USAF Nurse Lucy Lehker | Category: Afghanistan, Bloggers, Canada, United States | Comments are closed
Many who read blogs and listen to talk radio, such as Dennis Miller’s show, know Michael Yon. For CAJ readers who might not be familiar with him, here is a brief excerpt from his bio on Wikipedia: Michael Yon (age 45) is an American author, independent reporter, columnist, photographer, and blogger. He served in the […] January 5th, 2010 | Tags: Michael Yon | Category: Department of Homeland Security, Right to Privacy, Washington | Comments are closed
by Michael Yon Arghandab, Afghanistan New Year’s Eve, 2009 On this small base surrounded by a mixture of enemy and friendly territory, a memorial has been erected just next to the Chapel. Inside the tepee are 21 photos of 21 soldiers killed during the first months of a year-long tour of duty. The fallen will […] |
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