Whispers

“Johnny Boy” Captain John Holland was walking out to the aircraft just as I arrived at the flight line. Captain Holland asked, “Are you ready?” “Yes Sir.” The Marjah offensive—billed as the biggest US/NATO/Afghan assault on the Taliban ever—had begun.

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With it, the attention of nearly all the reporters covering Afghanistan is focused on Marjah. Yet fighting continues across the country, in provinces with names unfamiliar to most people. Men and women are wounded. Some die. Some are saved by dedicated medical crews, and by the pilots who fly into combat to ferry wounded to some of the best trauma facilities in the world, right here in Afghanistan. This story is about the people who care for our troops, wounded correspondents, and many other people, day in, day out. More... Michael Yon, michaelyon-online.com has spent years covering the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. He is also a veteran of the Special Forces. Michael can be reached at: inquiries@michaelyon-online.com