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Another Dustoff Pilot says Delays Costing Lives

By Michael Yon

That was a question an angry sergeant asked me as I was eating chow last February at Forward Operating Base Kalsu, Iraq. I didn’t understand the question or the anger in his voice at the time, but I do now and would like to try to offer an explanation.

MEDEVAC Links

The MEDEVAC issue continues to grow. There have been many articles and it’s becoming difficult to keep up. The Joint Chiefs of Staff is preparing something for Congress. My guess based on conversations is that JCS will try deflection and will not solve the issue. SecDef has done nothing, to my knowledge. And so this is set to become an election issue.

SAF with SW attack on former AQI leader

Victoria Fontan writes a moving obituary for one of our intelligence assets. Humiliated at Abu Ghraib, deserted by both our nation and Baghdad and with blood on his hands, Mollah Nadhom is shot dead in the capital. Let’s remember him because he was ours, too.

Thoughts from a Dustoff Pilot

Yon’s guest: I am a Dustoff pilot (Instructor pilot) with over 1000 hours of combat time, and over 300+ combat medevac missions under my belt. In 2004 (Iraq) we flew single ship, responding to thousands of medevac 9-line calls. Not one helo shot down, but we sure got shot at a lot.

A Young Iranian Woman Writes

Yon: “The Iranians do not hate you nor do they hate ur government. This is all the media. The people have nothing to do with the media Michael. No one is against you here except for those on the government’s side.

Live Blogging the State of the Union Address!

Let’s make it a drinking game! Carl live blogs POTUS at the State of the Union. The cats look sleepy. So does Boehner.

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