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America’s Dumbest War, Ever

26 September 2012 Afghan Police in Zhari District, 2011. Yesterday a concerned father forwarded to me a letter from his son in Afghanistan. I confirmed authenticity, and republish with permission: Dad, I am fed up. I cannot believe the lack of attention...

Published Wed, Sep 26 2012 5:54 AM by Michael Yon - Online Magazine

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ISAF Joint Command morning operational update: 26 September 2012

UNCLASSIFIED 2012-09-S-039 For Immediate Release ISAF Joint Command morning operational update KABUL, Afghanistan (Sept. 26) - Afghan and coalition forces conducted a security operation resulting in the death of Malang, a Taliban leader, in Sayyidabad...

Published Wed, Sep 26 2012 5:28 AM by Michael Yon - Online Magazine

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Soldier did Not Commit Suicide

Major Mark Bieger with Farah. (Mosul, Iraq, May 2005.) 27 September 2012 Through time, numerous people have asked me if Mark Bieger committed suicide a couple of years after this photograph was made. The answer is NO. At first, I dismissed the rumor because...

Published Thu, Sep 27 2012 6:25 AM by Michael Yon - Online Magazine

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Commandos for Jesus (Article: Foreign Policy)

New FBR teams listening to IPDs tell their story 27 September 2012 “Meet the former Green Berets delivering aid to some of the most blighted corners of Burma, and saving souls along the way.” To understand the response below, it is necessary to read the...

Published Thu, Sep 27 2012 6:42 AM by Michael Yon - Online Magazine

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Neil Armstrong Buried at Sea

28 September 2012 all photos: NASA/Bill Ingalls June Hoffman, sister of the late Neil Armstrong and Armstrong's sons, Eric "Rick" Armstrong, center, and Mark Armstrong look out from the USS Philippine Sea (CG 58) as it departs Mayport, Fla...

Published Thu, Sep 27 2012 9:15 PM by Michael Yon - Online Magazine

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Military Sexual Trauma

Published Fri, Sep 28 2012 6:51 AM by Michael Yon - Online Magazine

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Standing Well Back

01 October 2012 An excellent and thought provoking website by a British bomb expert. We treat IEDs as if they are something new. In fact, they have been in use probably for a thousand years. The latest from Standing Well Back: For more: http://www.standingwellback...

Published Sun, Sep 30 2012 7:24 PM by Michael Yon - Online Magazine

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False Sense of Something: Some observations and thoughts on the unfolding wars

01 October 2012 Camp Bastion Sanger circa 2011. Camp Bastion is a major foothold in Afghanistan. If your enemy is secure at all points, be prepared for him. If he is in superior strength, evade him. If your opponent is temperamental, seek to irritate...

Published Mon, Oct 01 2012 7:33 AM by Michael Yon - Online Magazine

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Military Reporters & Editors Honors 2012 Contest Winners

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Military Reporters & Editors Honors 2012 Contest Winners Washington, DC October 1, 2012 -- The war in Iraq is officially over, but the winners of this year’s Military Reporters & Editors contest didn’t let up in their diligent...

Published Mon, Oct 01 2012 3:33 PM by Michael Yon - Online Magazine

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American Warrior Prepares to Move On

THIS came from Joe Galloway: CSM (ret) Basil L. Plumley of 1/7 Cavalry in the Ia Drang Nov 1965 has been diagnosed with colon cancer, inoperable and untreatable at age 92, and has been transferred from hospital to Hospice care in Columbus GA. Plumley...

Published Tue, Oct 02 2012 5:53 AM by Michael Yon - Online Magazine

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‘The Good War’ Has Gone Terribly Wrong

02 October 2012 TexasSparkle A blog about politics and issues with Kathleen McKinley. (Editor's note: The author is responsible for this blog, which is not edited by the Chronicle.) ‘The Good War’ Has Gone Terribly Wrong Monday, October 1, 2012 Really...

Published Tue, Oct 02 2012 6:59 AM by Michael Yon - Online Magazine

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Rotten Rose Petals in War

02 October 2012 Brigadier General Jeffrey Sinclair recently was sent home from Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan. Sinclair was charged by our own military with forcible sodomy (rape), inappropriate sexual relations with several female subordinates, multiple...

Published Tue, Oct 02 2012 7:55 AM by Michael Yon - Online Magazine

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F-18 Demise

02 October 2012 [This came to my inbox as is; none of these images or text is mine.] Incredible photos from last Friday's accident in Canada ( Lethbridge ). Check out the sequence of the canopy leaving the scene, the pilot in his rocket-powered seat...

Published Tue, Oct 02 2012 7:11 AM by Michael Yon - Online Magazine

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Welcome Home Marines

03 October 2012 U.S. Department of Defense Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs) News Release Marines Missing in Action from WWII Identified The Department of Defense POW/Missing Personnel Office (DPMO) announced today that the...

Published Wed, Oct 03 2012 7:14 AM by Michael Yon - Online Magazine

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Big IEDs in Ships

03 October 2012 Please See This Interesting Website Today's installment: Shipborne IEDs Standing Well Back thoughts on terrorist developments Big IEDs in Ships Written by: Roger Davies As promised, a quick “connections’ commentary on some pretty remarkable...

Published Wed, Oct 03 2012 6:27 AM by Michael Yon - Online Magazine

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America’s Dumbest War, Ever

ISAF Joint Command morning operational update: 26 September 2012

Soldier did Not Commit Suicide

Commandos for Jesus (Article: Foreign Policy)

Neil Armstrong Buried at Sea

Military Sexual Trauma

Standing Well Back

False Sense of Something: Some observations and thoughts on the unfolding wars

Military Reporters & Editors Honors 2012 Contest Winners

American Warrior Prepares to Move On

‘The Good War’ Has Gone Terribly Wrong

Rotten Rose Petals in War

F-18 Demise

Welcome Home Marines

Big IEDs in Ships