Michael Yon returned to Pundit Review Radio and WRKO, this time live from Kandahar Afghanistan. I was also joined by Bruce McQuain, the man behind the Someone You Should Know series. Bruce spent 28 years in the Army, is a veteran of the Vietnam War and has a son currently serving in Afghanistan. We covered the rules of engagement, the fighting in Marjah, the coming battle in Kandahar and the notion of mission creep.
The highly respected Pentagon journalist Tom Ricks had this to say about Michael’s reporting,
Learn how to be a war correspondent
Wanna learn how to cover front-line combat? Read Michael Yon’s column today on the death of a soldier. Written as clearly as Ernie Pyle, but without the sentimentalism that often crept into Pyle’s writing. Also, frankly, Yon and others, like C.J. Chivers of the New York Times, know more about military affairs than Pyle did. What people tend to forget is that St. Ernie really was a career feature writer who spent a couple of years covering World War II.
Another difference: Someone was picking up Pyle’s salary. Yon depends on reader contributions. Like you.
You can support his great work here.
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