Michael Yon, Night into Day
Posted By Bouhammer on July 29, 2009
There is nobody better at writing accurate and lengthy dispatches from the front lines in Afghanistan than Michael Yon. His pictures are just fabulous too. The guy is a true master of his art.
His latest piece, Night into Day, is an awesome glimpse into the life of a British unit in southern Afghanistan, how they maintain fire discipline, how they can take out tangos with effective sniper shots and how US and British forces work together with technologies like Apache helicopters Medevac helicopters, and UAVs equipped with hellfire missiles to take out a determined and sometimes elusive enemy. This story also highlights that despite the new guidance that has been publically released by Gen McChrystal, the soldiers on ground and our coalition forces in general still use combat multipliers whenever it is deemed necessary.
The pictures are a great compliment to the writing as you see the personal side of the soldiers captured by his camera. It is worth a few minutes of your day to head over and check out, Night into Day.
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