Vote For Time Photograph of the Year
One of my favorite reporter/bloggers from Iraq, Michael Yon has been nominated for TIME magazine’s Photo of the Year. The story behind the picture is tragic and is definitely a representation of the evil the US is fighting in Iraq. Michael Yon sums it up best in his own words:
It was an instant of clarity in a blur of chaos that, for many of us, frames and defines the nature of this war. Any US soldier who has ever served in combat can probably give countless examples of moments like this. I just happened to be on the scene that day when a terrorist who had been trailing a Deuce Four patrol in a car packed with explosives waited until a crowd of children had gathered around the soldiers and selected that moment to drive into the crowd and detonate. Although little remained of him to be shown in this frame, the image somehow still reveals the true nature of our enemy in this war.
You can read Michael’s dispatch describing what happened before and after this photo by clicking here.
You can vote for Michael Yon by clicking here. Just scroll through the pictures and then vote for the picture you like best. Currently Michael Yon’s photograph is ranked first with 67% of the vote. Let’s keep him there; vote now!
Hat Tip: One Free Korea
