Actually, Moose4 in post #90 gave me the link to Yon’s story about this incident. The legend around my BDE is that CSM Prosser ran past a frozen lieutenant and young Soldier after his weapon malfunctioned, so he dropped it, charged the haji, and beat him to death with his MICH. Apparently that is NOT what happened. CSM Prosser did run in after a haji while a frozen 2LT and young enlisted Soldier stood by without acting, fired his weapon until his magazine was empty, and charged the haji, tackling him, and finally subduing him by smashing his face into the concrete floor (this is after shooting the haji four times, one of those shots to his nuts). The haji survived after receiving medical care at our Combat Surgical Hospital at FOB Diamondback (I was in Mosul myself for about four months with 3rd Stryker BDE).
Anyway great story, and I’d heard it (incorrectly) a few times, but I never knew that the reporter in question was actually Michael Yon.
Roger that Snake Eater. And thank you for serving your country with honor. It appears Michael is taking a bumb rap. And as you re-iterate the story. Now I remember it was a young 2LT
involved as you described.