Jul 03 Watch A reporter and his son embed with U.S. troops in Afghanistan By PBS News Hour Veteran war correspondent and ABC News producer Mike Boettcher and his son Carlos spent time over the course of two years with various Army and Marine Corps units as they went out on patrol and fought the Taliban. In addition… Continue watching
May 15 Vietnam War reenactors go full metal in the woods of Oregon By Victoria Fleischer Deep in the woods of western Oregon, a group of men trudges through mud and rain, wearing full army fatigues and using slang not overheard since the Nixon administration. The men are reenacting the Vietnam War and award-winning filmmakers Mike… Continue reading
Feb 27 Oscar-nominated ‘Dirty Wars’ aims to make a covert war more ‘real’ By Victoria Fleischer “Dirty Wars” director Richard Rowley talks to chief arts correspondent Jeffrey Brown about the dangers of investigating covert American wars in Afghanistan, Yemen and Somalia. Richard Rowley and Jeremy Scahill are both war reporters who have been… Continue reading
Feb 15 Army sees steep increase in soldiers forced out for misconduct By Kayla Ruble The number of U.S. soldiers forced to leave the army for crimes and misconduct has risen sharply in recent years, according to an Associated Press report released on Saturday. Continue reading
Feb 04 Watch Afghanistan’s Karzai reportedly engaged in secret peace talks with Taliban By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Dec 20 Watch Honoring the Fallen Soldiers of the Iraq and Afghanistan Wars We end the NewsHour with the latest military deaths, a part of our ongoing honor roll of the American service personnel killed in the Iraq and Afghanistan conflicts. Continue watching
Nov 12 Watch Honoring Soldiers Who Fought and Died in the Recent Afghanistan and Iraq Wars Honoring Soldiers Who Fought and Died in the Recent Afghanistan and Iraq Wars… Continue watching
Nov 12 Missing War Records Complicate Benefit Claims By Veterans A Pro Publica-Seattle Times investigation found that field records from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan were not kept, were destroyed or simply cannot be found. Continue reading
Sep 17 Watch Police Attempt to Quell Anti-Islam Video Protests in Indonesia and Afghanistan People in Muslim majority countries in Asia, including Indonesia, Pakistan and Afghanistan, joined together for unruly and sometimes deadly protests, meeting resistance from police. In Afghanistan, the protests added to tensions over recent Taliban and attacks on foreign troops. Judy… Continue watching
Aug 29 Watch News Wrap: President Obama Targets Romney on Health Care During Tour of Colleges News Wrap: President Obama Targets Romney on Health Care During Tour of Colleges… Continue watching