https://pjmedia.com/rogerlsimon/2005/06/24/war-correspondent/feed/PJ Media is a leading news site covering culture, politics, faith, homeland security, and more. Our reporters and columnists provide original, in-depth analysis from a variety of perspectives.en-usWed, 10 Jun 2026 16:42:15 -0400<![CDATA[If you haven&#8217;t been following Michael Yon on line from Iraq, you should be. He is the kind of war correspondent I remember from reading collections of WWII reporting as a kid &#8211; honest, level-headed, and unpretentious yet atmospheric. You don&#8217;t feel like he&#8217;s trying to sell you a bill of goods or pushing some agenda. Maybe that&#8217;s because he&#8217;s a real free-lancer, accountable to no one that I know of. And he can write. Here&#8217;s a sample from his latest dispatch about his travels with Jeffrey Mellinger, the Command Sergeant Major responsible for the Multi-National Force:]]>Fri, 24 Jun 2005 06:28:56 -0400<![CDATA[Roger L. Simon]]>https://pjmedia.com/roger-l-simon/2005/06/24/war-correspondent-n208571