Of anniversaries and the stories that really matter
On the 10th anniversary of the Iraq War, I called a man who lost his son in Baghdad for a story I was writing for CNN. Anniversaries of tragedies, he…
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September 10, 2021
Stop the politics today — and remember
Amid all the political noise of today, I want to stop and think of all my soldier friends I met in Iraq and back here at home in all the…
November 11, 2016
David Gilkey: remembering an incredible photojournalist
I woke up to extremely sad news today. NPR photojournalist David Gilkey was killed in Afghanistan, along with interpreter Zabihullah Tamanna. Another friend who worked tirelessly in the world's most difficult…
June 6, 2016
Memorial Day is not National BBQ Day
Occasionally, I pick up my iPhone and am pleasantly surprised to see an incoming call from a soldier I met in Iraq. The other night, it was Mike Brown,…
May 25, 2014
Sad news from Afghanistan
We lost another amazing journalist today. Anja Niedringhaus, 48, an acclaimed photographer for the Associated Press, died instantly after an Afghan policeman opened fire while they were sitting in their car…
April 4, 2014
Silenced too soon
Michael Hastings died Tuesday in a car crash in Los Angeles. The news hit me hard. He was 33. He was a great journalist. He was a friend. Most people…
June 19, 2013