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Chuck Holton

Chuck Holton

CBN News Correspondent

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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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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 26, 2008

A Change of Heart

How does helping a little girl help win the war on terror? 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 17, 2008

Unlikely Rescue

If this seems out of place for Iraq - that's because it is. 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...