Michael Yon
American journalist · United States · On the map · Journalists · Born 1964 · age 62
Michael Yon is an American writer and photographer. He served in the Special Forces in the early-1980s, and he became a writer in the mid-1990s. He focused on military writing after the invasion of Iraq.
Michael Yon is read about 56 times a day, in 6 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 16 July 2026
The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 60 days, one point a day.
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About this person
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 of the 25th Infantry Division in Mosul, Iraq that ended in September 2005.
Country
United States
Category
Journalists
Type
Journalist
Status
Living
Dates
Born 1964 · age 62
