Spitting Cobra
by Michael Yon
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Editor' Note: Michael Yon recently spent some time at FOB Frontenac
with the King of Battle and produced this photo commentary. The disciples
of Saint Barbara may tout that "long distance is the next best thing to being there,"
but next best is not good enough for a real boots on the ground journalist.
Michael is out there, and now he's here, too. We're privileged
to bring you some of Michael's work with his kind permission. View his
here at Small Wars Journal, or take a look at
at Michal Yon Online and consider
the next dispatch of a truly independent frontline journalist.
Michael Yon is a former Green Beret who has been reporting from Iraq and Afghanistan
since December 2004. No other reporter has spent as much time with combat troops
in these two wars. Michael's dispatches from the frontlines have earned him the
reputation as the premier independent combat journalist of his generation. His work
is published at
Michael Yon Online and has been featured on Good Morning America, The Wall Street
Journal, The New York Times, CNN, ABC, FOX, as well as hundreds of other major media
outlets all around the world.
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About the Author(s)
Michael Yon is a former Green Beret, native of Winter Haven, Fl. who has been reporting from Iraq and Afghanistan since December 2004. No other reporter has spent as much time with combat troops in these two wars. Michael’s dispatches from the frontlines have earned him the reputation as the premier independent combat journalist of his generation. His work has been featured on “Good Morning America,” The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, CNN, ABC, FOX, as well as hundreds of other major media outlets all around the world.
Comments
Agree--- "Harrassment and Interdiction mission" is just a fancy term for unobserved fires---absolutely counterproductive in a COIN campaign, IMHO. Great photos of the redlegs though! Field Artillery has not received a whole lot of press coverage lately, and it is reassuring to see that our guys are still the best in the world at what they do---putting steel on target.
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