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Boots on the Ground
Chuck Holton
Chuck Holton is a former Army Ranger who now works as a CBN News correspondent. This blog reports news from the Global War on Terror that you'll rarely see in the Mainstream Media.
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September 4, 2008
Painful Progress Pays Off
Time, Tenacity and Toughness -- that's what it took to win the More...
August 21, 2008
Waging Peace
This remote outpost on Afghanistan's eastern border is home to only a handful of highly-trained Green Berets, but their mission may be one of the most important to the long-term peace and stability of the region as well as America's ultimate vic More...
August 16, 2008
They Call Them Heroes
The Medevac Helicopter banked sharply over a chaotic scene being played out on the road below. The charred and twisted hulk of what had been an armored Humvee lay smoldering, surrounded by a circle of debris thrown up by the blast that destroyed it. Soldi More...
August 13, 2008
Afghanistan's Best Kept Secret
CNN hasn't been here. Neither have any of the other mainstream press. That's because there's no bad news coming out of Panjshir. But therein lies the story. More...
August 8, 2008
Let's be Honest
As I passed through the Media Operations Center at Bagram Air Base today, I saw a CNN story contrasting Iraq and Afghanistan. More...
August 8, 2008
Detainee Flight
Blindfolded and bound, the detainees sat across from me, silent and impassive, though they were surely scared out of their wits. More...
August 5, 2008
I'm Okay
A patrol left the strong point just before dusk and within a few miles was struck by an IED. The first vehicle in the convoy was completely destroyed, and by some miracle of God all five occupants got out alive. More...
August 5, 2008
Stepping into the Millenium Gap
After the IED strike of August 3 in which two Marines were wounded and their Humvee destroyed, the 1/6 commanders are on the hunt for those responsible. More...
August 4, 2008
Strong Point Alpha, Helmand Province, Afghanistan
The Marines of the 24th MEU came here to push out the Taliban in this area. More...
August 1, 2008
Reporting from Afghanistan
I've just arrived on the ground in Kabul, Afghanistan, and for the next three weeks, will be reporting on the war here. More...
July 9, 2008
Iraq Roundup
An alert reader contacted me today asking if this story she found in the Investors Business Daily is true. More...
July 2, 2008
Moment of Truth
Lately I've been engrossed in Michael Yon's book, Moment of Truth in Iraq. More...
June 26, 2008
Historic Pro-Troop Webcast TODAY
Tonight Melanie Morgan and Move America Forward will be hosting a Web-a-thon to raise money for the largest shipment of care packages to our troops overseas EVER. More...
May 31, 2008
Another Reason I Hate Politics
Pelosi made one of the most heinous statements I've heard in quite some time. More...
May 26, 2008
Credit Where Credit is Due
I probably devote too much of this column to what could be called More...
May 24, 2008
A Reader Question
I don't know anyone in Code Pink personally, but their website shows that they are vehemently against the manner in which the U.S. is prosecuting the war on terror. More...
May 20, 2008
Starting from Scratch
Someone asked me today if I thought the lack of good news out of Iraq (by most media) was some sort of conspiracy. More...
May 19, 2008
Progress is Better than Politics
After weeks of political ads and attacks in the United States, I'm getting to the point where I'd almost rather be in Iraq. Things there feel much more promising. More...
May 11, 2008
Some people will do anything for publicity
Code Pink is at it again, protesting in front of the Marine Recruiting Station in Berkley, California More...
May 5, 2008
Stories of American Heroes
Americans are hungry for GOOD news about what our troops are doing in the middle east. More...
April 26, 2008
Honor the Fallen
On September 29, 2006, Navy Seal Michael Monsoor dove on a grenade. More...
April 20, 2008
Progress Behind the Scenes
Have you ever noticed that there is virtually zero terrorism in Kuwait? More...
NBC Journalist Rescued
Here's something you probably didn't see on the nightly news yesterday. At least not if you were watching CNN. More...
April 14, 2008
Female Medics Patrol with Infantry Units
Specialist Amber Reinhold likes being "one of the guys." More...
April 9, 2008
Feedback - Thanks for Your Comments!
This is an example of some of the feedback that's coming in from the BOG blog. More...
April 8, 2008
A Dramatic Rescue
The Iraqi Army once again proved its capabilities on Sunday, April 6 when it rescued 42 University Students who had been kidnapped by Al Qaeda. More...
April 7, 2008
Read Between the Lines
If you've heard anything out of Iraq in the last two weeks, most likely it's been about the renewed violence. More...
April 1, 2008
The Power of Forgiveness
This is what America stands for: Written by a soldier in Iraq More...
March 24, 2008
On Biometrics
Imagine if there were a knock at your door one day and you opened it to find a troop of heavily armed men. More...
March 19, 2008
Five Years In
This week marks the fifth anniversary of the "Shock and Awe" campaign that kicked off the war in Iraq. More...
March 14, 2008
Provincial Reconstruction
Provincial Reconstruction Teams are fanning out across Iraq to bring the next phase of progress and healing to that country. More...
March 11, 2008
The New Peace Corps
It's a different kind of citizen servants who are making a difference for peace and hope in many parts of the world. More...
March 6, 2008
Surge Troops Coming Home
According to this press release, 2000 troops from the 82nd airborne are now redeploying from Iraq back to the states. More...
March 3, 2008
Nobody Likes Americans
The juvenile pronouncement came as Ahmadinejad was leaving Iraq after becoming the first Iranian president to visit the country. More...
March 1, 2008
When We're Wrong
The Washington Post reported last week that Iraqi Concerned Local Citizens groups in Diyala province were abandoning their posts. More...
February 29, 2008
Something you Don't See Every Day
Not only are our troops being asked to help guard the mosques, the muslims and Christians are working together to breathe life back into their communities. More...
February 26, 2008
Back to Better
Iraq hasn't seen normal in so many decades that nobody there remembers what 'normal' is More...
February 23, 2008
The Bomb You Didn't Hear About
If you haven't completely tuned out the news from Iraq, or lost it in the political-babble, you may have heard yesterday about the mayhem that's going on in northern Iraq. More...
February 21, 2008
Mainstream Media Mind Control
I spent five hours yesterday in the Houston airport. For awhile, I sat watching CNN on an overhead screen. More...
February 19, 2008
Tiny Tim Comes Home
As cowardly Iraqi militants continue to kill helpless civilians, they continue to separate themselves further from Americans. More...
February 14, 2008
One Year Surge Anniversary
One year ago today the first U.S. surge troops arrived in Iraq. More...
February 11, 2008
Good News Buried by Avalanche of Apathy
Inaccurate reporting on the Iraq war is too common and frequent for Americans to just stand around. More...
February 8, 2008
MRAPs Do the Job
The Mine Resistant Ambush Protective Vehicle saw its first combat death last week when a huge deep-buried IED went off beneath one of the new vehicles. More...
February 7, 2008
11-Year-Old Back At Home
For one Iraqi boy, a three-day nightmare is finally over. More...
February 6, 2008
Al Qaeda Training Children to Kill
Al Qaeda's calling card isn't fear - it's spineless tragedy using innocents to do their dirty work while the masterminds hide in the shadows. More...
February 6, 2008
Iraqi Good News Roundup
Soldiers of the 24th Infantry Division uncovered a large weapons cache yesterday in Baghdad. And it was quite a haul. More...
February 5, 2008
Warm Welcome for Our Troops
Even though terrorists heat up their attacks in the summer, their destructive ways make for a cold winter. More...
February 4, 2008
Veterans Commit Suicide at LOWER Rates than Most
Our men and women in uniform are not jumping off cliffs like lemmings. Nothing could be further from the truth. More...
February 4, 2008
A Ghost Town Comes to Life
Ninety days ago, the village of Khidr was nearly a ghost town. It's only inhabitants were monsters. More...
February 2, 2008
A New Low for Al Qaeda and for the City of Berkley
The Associated Press is now reporting that the two female suicide bombers who killed almost 100 people in Baghdad on Friday had downs' syndrome. More...
February 2, 2008
Egypt to Close Gaza Border, Hamas Agrees
The Hamas terrorist leader says he will not interfere when Egypt closes its borders on Sunday. More...
February 2, 2008
The Sound of Success...
There's a distinctive sound of success in Iraq these day... silence. More...
January 29, 2008
The IED's that Don't Make the News
As casualties never cease to make the news, here's a typical weapons seizure that always evades the media. More...
January 25, 2008
'Concerned Local Citizens' Help Stop Extremists
On my recent trip to Iraq, I spent nearly a week with soliders from the 3rd Infantry Division in an area called Arab Jabour, south of Baghdad. In some of my upcoming news features about the trip, you'll be able to see footage of the progress that More...
January 24, 2008
This is How We Win
Here's some more news you won't hear elsewhere - because if it's not bombs, bodies, or bullets, the media elites think you don't want to hear about it. More...
January 23, 2008
Soldiers Liberate Captives
We could hear voices inside the room. They called out for help and told us they were prisoners. More...
January 23, 2008
Al Jazeera's Tour of Iraq
The number one U.S. news network - FOX News - enjoys about 1.5 million viewers per day.By contrast, Al Jazeera, which is broadcast worldwide and almost universally watched throughout the Middle East, has somewhere between 40 and 50 Million viewers daily. More...
January 23, 2008
U.S. Good, Al Qaeda Bad
Here's a news item you won't find in the Mainstream media: American forces' stunning progress in Iraq is continuing, and the momentum can be seen in that the Iraqis themselves are responsible for the tips that lead to these successes. More...
