Via Blackfive, some magazine called Shock stole a photo from Michael Yon’s web site and used it on the cover, with the headline, “War is Still Hell! Jarring Proof that Iraq is the New Vietnam.” Yon has posted an update on the situation:

I first became aware of the infringement when stunned and angry readers contacted me under the mistaken belief that I allowed SHOCK magazine to use it on their cover. I did not, and never would have agreed to their usage. I regularly turn down usage requests for this photo – uses that could earn money – because this photo is sacred to me and is representative of the U.S. soldiers I have come to know. It is also representative of the horrors of the enemy we all face. My attorneys are in discussions with those at fault, and we have demanded that all copies of the magazine be removed from circulation and from the internet.

Yon has been updating frequently lately, and Memorial Day weekend is the perfect time to catch up on his recent dispatches.