Comments on: Why You Should Read and Support Michael Yon

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By: MikeLM

MikeLM — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 02:29:39 +0000

It's my contention that Michael Yon is the Ernie Pyle of his generation.

Don't know Pyle? The pre-eminent front-line war correspondent of WW II. Look him up.

By: Sanmon

Sanmon — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 05:39:47 +0000

The Taliban (small t taliban) fight for $5.00 a week in pay. That may give you some perspective of life in Afghanistan.

By: Vic

Vic — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 02:50:52 +0000

Word; what's up with someone making a feature around "Gates of Fire"?

Hollywood's head-in-ass disease is really pathetic. Yon's dispatches (esp. the above-mentioned G of F) read like the best action films and basically write themselves as scripts, and you could film all this stuff out by Barstow or Needles, right in Hollywood's backyard.

Maybe it's not enough of a challenge, then?

By: Thorien

Thorien — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 01:23:32 +0000

Thanks! This month I might only send a dollar, but I will at least send something.

By: DrKennethNoisewater

DrKennethNoisewater — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 21:43:24 +0000

Any word on the Deuce Four movie?

/recently re-upped my donation..

By: Marty (O.B.C.O.P.)

Marty (O.B.C.O.P.) — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 20:22:15 +0000

Hire John Milinus To run Holly Wood and maybe…Aw hell no maybe to it, We would get better movies. John Milinus To Run Holly Wood! I'm for it!!!!!

By: DangerGirl

DangerGirl — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 20:11:11 +0000

Excellent tribute to Mike, J.R. Head = jarhead. Nice one, Marine Man :>)

" In fact, that may have recently caused him to lose his embed privileges with the British forces he’d been travelling with. I’ll never understand these things."

And I'll never understand why the Marines have suddenly revoked..err…claimed that there is 'no room' for him to embed with them in October. No Room, huh?? Yeah.. and water isn't wet. Sorry—-color me cynical….but something about this sudden reversal from the Marines seems very suspect.

I've had the pleasure of knowing Yon personally for years. I remain in awe of what he chooses to do, when he could just as easily be chillaxin on a beach in Bali. The Marines should make room for him in October. How about throwing out the AP reporters.

By: Ken in Irvine

Ken in Irvine — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 20:08:36 +0000

I had the same experience with Yon as the original poster.

Back in the "dark days" of '06 and '07, it was hard to find hope in the sea of bad news that the MSM was flooding out of Iraq. Desperate to remain supportive of the effort, I stumbled across Yon's site and found renewed hope.

While he definitely doesn't sugar-coat things, he also doesn't strain to turn every setback into a total defeat.

When things eventually turned around for the better in Iraq in '07, I knew about it way before any of my friends and colleagues. While they were still parroting the bad news mantra from the MSM, I was able to tell them, with confidence, that not only were we not losing, but we were actually winning.

Sometimes, I wonder where President Bush summoned his confidence in Iraq. Perhaps he was reading Yon as well.

BTW, to support him, I pre-ordered his book and it turned into another must read from him. Even though it is a bit dated, I strongly recommend it if you want to know how we turned things around.

http://www.amazon.com/Moment-Truth-Iraq-Greatest-...

By: flownover

flownover — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 19:13:15 +0000

This is Big Hollywood right ? And the new generation doesn't read anything right ? Well, then get the cameras rolling boys. Figure it out.
There are thousands of underemployed, trained filmmakers out there, give some of them a chance. It's not rocket science here, it's moving pictures. Powerful media requires powerful stories, what's missing ????
Think of all the mney wasted on Rendition, Lions /Lambs, Valley of Elah, and the rest of that crap.
Think the Man Who Would Be King and go from there, leave the Defense Department behind, they're way too political. It's got everything, from women's rights to sci-fi weapons. Come on, make Yon a star .