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Michael Yon is an American author, independent reporter, and blogger. He was embedded with the 1st Battalion, 24th Infantry Regiment (Deuce Four) of the 25th Infantry Division in Mosul, Iraq until the end of its deployment in September 2005.Yon's dispatches were excerpted by several American newspapers, including the Northwest Guardian, the Boston Herald, The Seattle Times, The Star Tribune, and The Weekly Standard. Although his venture relied on reader donations, Yon gained the praise of some well known and respected journalists, including Brian Williams, war correspondent Joe Galloway and Michael Barone, a senior writer for US News and World Report. Galloway and Barone have praised Yon's work in their own columns.
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In artillery and naval fire support, information in a call for fire to indicate that friendly forces are within 600 metres of the target. 1/3/73

En artillerie et en appui feu naval, information qui dans une demande de feu indique que les forces amies sont à moins de 600 mètres de l'objectif. 1/3/73