On the Line: Embedded journalism from Iraq and Afghanistan with Mike and Carlos Boettcher » Marine Corps.

From Beirut To Helmand

mike boettcher — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 16:34:16 +0000

I remember August 25, 1982, well. I was one of about 50 reporters standing on a south Beirut beach as the 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment came a....

An Invasion

mike boettcher — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 07:24:03 +0000

River Liberty (also called Khanjar) was described as an operation. However, it had the feel of an invasion. U.S. Marines were moving, as an expe....

Marines Make Push in Southern Afghanistan

carlos boettcher — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 18:20:02 +0000

The sound of gunfire and explosions fill the air, summer has come, and once more war has come to Helmand Province. In one of the largest military o....

Helmand

carlos boettcher — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 10:43:36 +0000

I sit in a broken green lawnchair, writing. It is hot here: the sunlight is overwhelming, and even in shade the temperature is easily in triple di....

A New Focus: The Southern Front

carlos boettcher — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 16:47:38 +0000

People often call the conflict in Afghanistan “The Forgotten War,” a broad statement that misses the point on why the going has be....