Michael Yon: Superman

michaelyon-online.com ^ | Jul 16, 2007 | Michael Yon

[neverdem]

Route Tampa is the major supply route for Coalition forces in Iraq. Billions of dollars’ worth of gear and supplies are pumped up the northbound artery, while rumbling down the southbound vein back to Kuwait are damaged vehicles, units returning from a year or longer at war and convoys of empty trucks. Along the way, thousands of blue, black and clear plastic bags twirl, swirl and skitter in the hot dusty winds. The bags ramble about like so much plastic tumbleweed; aligning along the wind, drifting along the desert currents until they catch on nettles, concertina or the shards of wreckage. On those summer days so hot machines and bodies begin to falter, the air inside the bags is heated just a few degrees more, enough that some bags spontaneously buoy and drift away.

[neverdem]

This is a pretty good tribute to the Stryker and our magnificent troops.

[AngryJawa]

An amazing piece from Yon.

It's hard to tell what's made of sterner stuff - the Strykers or our troops?

[Spunky]

What brave young men we have. May God bless them all.

[Steelerfan]

His writing is outstanding and I am very thankful he is willing to risk going over there to give us an honest portrait of our troops. If only a few more media types shared that honesty and dedication.

[cll]

Bump for later.

[Billthedrill]

Awesome story. Thank you so very much for posting it. Yon is a treasure.

[brigadoon]

Yon is himself a hero in the WW2 tradition of American war reporting. He has truly inspired me.

[tgslTakoma]

This is one of those, "must go read the whole story" stories.

Superman and the General Lee.

God Bless our amazing troops!

[angelsonmyside]

Thanks for the ping

[mcshot]

I second your comments on this amazing story about our warriors and their equipment.

[maica]

Many thanks for the Ping! What a wonderful writer and the wonderful men he chronicles.

[Chicos_Bail_Bonds]

Yon is the best.

[csvset]

Bump and a ping.

They take a licking and keep on ticking.

[SandRat]

Hammering the enemy

[Calpernia]

ping

[AJMaXx]

for later read

[infowarrior]

Yon is himself a hero in the WW2 tradition of American war reporting. He has truly inspired me.

Mr.Yon is the true literary descendant of Ernie Pyle, without any doubt...

the infowarrior

[Stonewall Jackson]

An amazing story about the tough Strykers and the even tougher men who man them.

[bmwcyle]

bttt