Thursday, May 27, 2004
Amber Alert: Missing Headlines III
All Splashheads, all Splashheads, now hear this:
IraqNow headquarters is issuing another all points bulletin for any headlines related to one Brian Chontosh, who's name has been reported abducted from newspaper headlines all over the country.
Brian was first sighted on US Marine Corps News websites, having recieved the Navy Cross, our nation's second highest award for valor, for his heroic actions in disrupting and then destroying an enemy ambush on his platoon in Iraq. He was then brought to the attention of the blogosphere by Bob Lonsberry on May 7th, 2004, after which time he circulated briefly among milbloggers, made a brief appearance in the Sacramento Bee, the San Diego Tribune (running a story with a local Camp Pendleton angle) and his own hometown newspaper. Despite the gripping story and narrative, and despite the all important availability of photographs, he has not been seen in any national mass media outlet.
Here is his story:
IraqNow investigators have scoured the archives of the New York Times, the Washington Post, CNN, Reuters, and the Associated Press and found no evidence that they even know the man exists.
IraqNow suspects that either no reporter in any major media organization is actually monitoring Marine Corps news--hard to believe, given all the attention to operations in Fallujah over the past 60 days--or they have people monitoring Marine Corps news outlets, and just don't care.
Splash, out
Jason
IraqNow headquarters is issuing another all points bulletin for any headlines related to one Brian Chontosh, who's name has been reported abducted from newspaper headlines all over the country.
Brian was first sighted on US Marine Corps News websites, having recieved the Navy Cross, our nation's second highest award for valor, for his heroic actions in disrupting and then destroying an enemy ambush on his platoon in Iraq. He was then brought to the attention of the blogosphere by Bob Lonsberry on May 7th, 2004, after which time he circulated briefly among milbloggers, made a brief appearance in the Sacramento Bee, the San Diego Tribune (running a story with a local Camp Pendleton angle) and his own hometown newspaper. Despite the gripping story and narrative, and despite the all important availability of photographs, he has not been seen in any national mass media outlet.
Here is his story:
While leading his platoon north on Highway 1 toward Ad Diwaniyah, Chontosh's platoon moved into a coordinated ambush of mortars, rocket propelled grenades and automatic weapons fire. With coalitions tanks blocking the road ahead, he realized his platoon was caught in a kill zone.
He had his driver move the vehicle through a breach along his flank, where he was immediately taken under fire from an entrenched machine gun. Without hesitation, Chontosh ordered the driver to advanced directly at the enemy position enabling his .50 caliber machine gunner to silence the enemy.
He then directed his driver into the enemy trench, where he exited his vehicle and began to clear the trench with an M16A2 service rifle and 9 millimeter pistol. His ammunition depleted, Chontosh, with complete disregard for his safety, twice picked up discarded enemy rifles and continued his ferocious attack.
When a Marine following him found an enemy rocket propelled grenade launcher, Chontosh used it to destroy yet another group of enemy soldiers.
When his audacious attack ended, he had cleared over 200 meters of the enemy trench, killing more than 20 enemy soldiers and wounding several others.
IraqNow investigators have scoured the archives of the New York Times, the Washington Post, CNN, Reuters, and the Associated Press and found no evidence that they even know the man exists.
IraqNow suspects that either no reporter in any major media organization is actually monitoring Marine Corps news--hard to believe, given all the attention to operations in Fallujah over the past 60 days--or they have people monitoring Marine Corps news outlets, and just don't care.
Splash, out
Jason
Comments:
At last word, Chontosh was training with 3rd Battalion, 7th Marines at MCB 29 Palms. I'm sure that the Marine Corps media flacks could get him, or the young buck private first class who also received the Navy Cross, available for interview.
This is amazing. I just finished reading the autobiography of Joe Foss...a Marine fighter pilot and Medal of Honor recipient from WWII. Lots of media coverage for our heroes back then. I wonder what has changed...
This is amazing. I just finished reading the autobiography of Joe Foss...a Marine fighter pilot and Medal of Honor recipient from WWII. Lots of media coverage for our heroes back then. I wonder what has changed...
# posted by 
: 12:08 AM
: 12:08 AM
Another Marine, PFC Joseph Perez, was also awarded the Navy Cross at the same ceremony. The two Marines who followed Chontosh on his trench clearing assault were awarded Silver Stars. You can read about it at:
http://www.usmc.mil/marinelink/mcn2000.nsf/0/9ACC136BED3D563385256E9400547220?opendocument
http://www.usmc.mil/marinelink/mcn2000.nsf/0/9ACC136BED3D563385256E9400547220?opendocument
# posted by : 12:32 AM
: 12:32 AM
Clever. I certainly put Chontosh's story on my blog several days ago. Can't remember who hipped me to it. Maybe BlackFive. What a great story.
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# posted by : 12:37 AM
: 12:37 AM
The media has no interest in a heroic Marine. They would much rather blather incessantly about some poor Iraqi prisoner with panties over his head or some such "atrocity." The mass media wants America to lose the war so they can shout, "See we were right!"
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