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.

YON: The MEDEVAC issue continues to grow. There are so many articles and it’s becoming difficult to keep up. The Joint Chiefs of Staff are prepping something for Congress. My guess is that JCS will try deflection and won’t solve the issue. SecDef has done nothing, to my knowledge. And so this is set to become an election issue.

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.

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.

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

JCS has had plenty of time to review the document they provided to HASC, and my analysis of the document is forthcoming. That JCS holds “We don’t necessarily refute what is in the document itself…” is tantamount endorsement. Under these circumstances, the letter can appropriately be called “The Orphaned letter from JCS to HASC,” even though I now believe that JCS did not author the communiqué. It may have come from CENTCOM.

A pair of whistleblowers ask for LoD’s help. Sure, I’ll make some calls. Pentagon red tape, wounded warriors and the task force that’s trying to help them.

Mike Yon now says that we must speed our exit from Afghanistan. Fair enough, but you’ve got to own your cheerleading, buddy.

Yon: This war is going to turn out badly. We are wasting lives and resources while the United States decays and other threats emerge.

BOLO: Remember this face. He’s the suspected triggerman in a senseless slaying near Pittsburgh. Recruiters, veterans and others in our military community can help find him. The family of Daniel Peek will thank you.