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'''Michael Yon''' is a former American soldier who served in US [[Special Forces]] in the early-[[1980s]] and became a writer in the mid-[[1990s]]. He focused on military writing after the [[invasion of Iraq]]. Yon has been embedded on numerous occasions with American and British troops in [[Iraq]], most prominently a deployment with the 1st Battalion, 24th Infantry Regiment (Deuce Four) of the 25th Infantry Division in Mosul, Iraq that ended in September [[2005]].<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20090722162449/http://article.nationalreview.com/?q=NDg5NDI4Y2ExZmVkM2E5NDZlNzJiMmRlMzE4NTA1MTE%3D&w=MA%3D%3D</ref> | '''Michael Yon''' is a former American soldier who served in US [[Special Forces]] in the early-[[1980s]] and became a writer in the mid-[[1990s]]. He focused on military writing after the [[invasion of Iraq]]. Yon has been embedded on numerous occasions with American and British troops in [[Iraq]], most prominently a deployment with the 1st Battalion, 24th Infantry Regiment (Deuce Four) of the 25th Infantry Division in Mosul, Iraq that ended in September [[2005]].<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20090722162449/http://article.nationalreview.com/?q=NDg5NDI4Y2ExZmVkM2E5NDZlNzJiMmRlMzE4NTA1MTE%3D&w=MA%3D%3D</ref> | ||
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| + | He has investigated migration movements from [[South America]] into the [[United States]] through the [[Darien Gap]].<ref>https://michaelyon.com/dispatches/the-invasion-continues/</ref> | ||
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Latest revision as of 20:58, 14 March 2024
 Michael Yon           (Soldier, Journalist) | |
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| Born | 1964 |
| Interests | • 2003 Iraq War • Migration • Darien Gap |
Former US soldier turned journalist | |
Michael Yon is a former American soldier who served in US Special Forces in the early-1980s and became a writer in the mid-1990s. He focused on military writing after the invasion of Iraq. Yon has been embedded on numerous occasions with American and British troops in Iraq, most prominently a deployment with the 1st Battalion, 24th Infantry Regiment (Deuce Four) of the 25th Infantry Division in Mosul, Iraq that ended in September 2005.[1]
| Muckraker and Michael Yon discuss the CCP, weaponized migration, famine, war, and more (May 4, 2023) |
Darien Gap
He has investigated migration movements from South America into the United States through the Darien Gap.[2]
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