Michael Yon
If you don't already read Michael Yon, you need to. If you want to know what it is really like in Iraq, read his dispatches. He calls it like he sees it and from the soldier's perspective. He is the true modern day Ernie Pyle.
tyro - (noun) 1. One lacking professional skill and ease in a particular pursuit. 2. One who is just starting to learn to do something.
If you don't already read Michael Yon, you need to. If you want to know what it is really like in Iraq, read his dispatches. He calls it like he sees it and from the soldier's perspective. He is the true modern day Ernie Pyle.