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1996
DECEMBER
December 26, 1996
Improper
Conduct
In the past few months the service has been racked by a series of
charges, some as serious as rape and sodomy.
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December 19, 1996
William
Perry
Now a Newsmaker interview with outgoing Defense Secretary William Perry.
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December 4, 1996
Questioning
Nuclear Power
Two retired American generals called for the immediate reduction
and eventual elimination of all nuclear weapons.
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NOVEMBER
November 11, 1996
Veterans
Day Speeches
It officially commemorates the end of World War I, but it has
become a day to honor the veterans of all of America's wars, and there were many
speakers in Washington doing just that. President Clinton led off this morning
at Arlington National Cemetery.
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November 11, 1996
Chemical
Weapons Debate
Were U.S. soldiers exposed to chemical weapons in the Gulf
War? After a new report is leaked to the press, critics claim the Pentagon -
which says there is no clear evidence to substantiate Gulf War Syndrome - is
"in denial," and is losing creditability.
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November 11, 1996
Forum: Letting Down Our Guard
Even though they are no longer in a staring match with the Soviet Union, the U.S. armed forces still must prepare for a complex set of missions. How should the military prepare for a post-Cold War world? |
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November 8, 1996
Sexual
Misconduct
As three U.S. Army officers face court martials for raping or sexually
harassing female recruits at the proving grounds in Aberdeen, Md., Army Secretary,
Togo West, discusses scrutiny of training installations.
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SEPTEMBER
September 25, 1996
Forum: The New Challenge
Even though they are no longer in a staring match with the Soviet Union, the U.S. armed forces still must prepare for a complex set of missions. How should the military prepare for a post-Cold War world? |
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September 17, 1996
Chemical Solution
The Kuwaitis delayed 24 hours before accepting 3,500 U.S. troops. The Saudis said they never would have allowed those troops into their country. The Turks have refused to allow U.S. planes to fly out of Turkish bases on missions over Iraq. Is the Gulf War coalition falling apart? Secretary of Defense William Perry talks to Jim Lehrer about the fallout from U.S. policy towards Iraq. |
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September 11, 1996
Chemical Solution
The Senate will vote Thursday on an international agreement that would ban the production and stockpiling of chemical weapons worldwide. A background report leads off the segment. |
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September 11, 1996
Privatizing
The Presidio
The Presidio, San Francisco's historic military post turned
national park, is in danger. The financially strapped National Park Service
can no longer afford the park's upkeep, and a controversial bill aimed at privatizing
it has emerged in Congress.
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JULY
July 17, 1996
William J. Perry
After 19 airmen were killed by a truck bomb in Dhahran,
Saudi Arabia, last month, critics questioned if the Defense Department was doing
enough to protect American troops overseas. Sec. Perry also talks with Jim Lehrer
about NATO's mission in Bosnia and his recent trip to Russia.
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JUNE
June 10, 1996
Semper
Fi
Jim Fisher returned to Parris Island for a reunion marking the 40th anniversary
of his being inducted into the U.S. Marines corps.
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June 7, 1996
Crash Report
Charlayne Hunter-Gault talks with General Ronald R. Fogelman, the Airforce chief
of staff, about the investigation of the crash that killed Commerce Secretary
Ron Brown and thirty-four others.
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June 4, 1996
Star
Wars - The Sequel
The hot defense project of the Reagan era, the Strategic
Defense Initiative, a missile defense system, has been reborn by Congressional
Republicans as the Defend America Act. It's being debated before the Senate
and is rapidly becoming a presidential campaign issue for Senator Dole.
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MAY
May
30, 1996
Air
Force Shakedown
The Air Force dismissed the top three officers of the Air
Force's 86th Airlift Wing after investigating the plane crash that killed Commerce
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May 27, 1996
Roots
Of Memory
On the day set aside to remember United States war veterans, Elizabeth
Farnsworth talks with a panel of experts about the historical underpinnings of
Memorial Day. |
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May 27, 1996
Soldiers'
Story
Memorial Day is a time to reflect on those Americans who have died in
defense of their country. Far fewer Americans share the experience of war
than in past decades. But one artist has captured the feeling of combat with pencil
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May 24, 1996
Gulf
War Mystery
It's been five years since the War in the Persian Gulf and researchers
are still trying to determine the cause of illnesses afflicting those veterans,
the so-called Gulf War Syndrome.
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May 17, 1996
Boorda's
Navy
The death of Admiral Jeremy Boorda Thursday dealt yet another blow
to the beleaguered U.S. Navy. The service experienced a series of public embarrassments
and scandals in the past few years that Boorda had sought to correct.
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May
16, 1996
Death Of An Admiral
The apparent suicide of Admiral Jeremy Boorda shook the armed forces and official Washington. |
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May 16, 1996
Land
Mine Policy
The President unveiled his proposals on land mines at the White
House this afternoon. They follow months of discussion inside the administration,
Congress, and international organizations. But they are unlikely to resolve
the debate about the highly controversial weapons.
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APRIL
April 4, 1996
Women
In The Military
Charlayne Hunter-Gault conducts a conversation with Major
General Carol Mutter, recently promoted to the highest rank of any woman in
U.S. military history.
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MARCH
March 1, 1996
Modernizing
The Military
Charlayne Hunter-Gault discusses the technological revolution
taking place within the U.S. military with one of the leading revolutionaries,
outgoing vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Admiral William Owens.
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JANUARY
January 17, 1996
Separate But Equal?
The Supreme Court is considering a major sex discrimination case concerning the state-run Virginia Military Institute and its "men only" admissions policy. |
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January 17, 1996
Exclusionary Policies
A look at boot camp style training and other controversial activities at the Virginia Military Institute. The Supreme Court is currently considering a gender discrimination case that involves VMI and its "men only" admissions policy. |
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January 15, 1996
The
Selling Of The Army
Dangerous missions like Bosnia pose a challenge to "marketing"
the modern army. |
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MILITARY
