Nov 14 House approves $700 billion defense bill By Richard Lardner, Associated Press The funding boost pays for more troops, jet fighters, ships and other weapons needed to halt an erosion of the military’s combat readiness, according to the bill’s backers. Continue reading
Nov 03 Watch 5:56 Trump undermined the rule of law with 'endless flow of nasty comments,' says Bowe Bergdahl's attorney By PBS News Hour Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl was spared a prison sentence after he pleaded guilty to charges of desertion and misbehavior before the enemy when he left his Army post in Afghanistan in 2009. A military judge Friday gave him a dishonorable… Continue watching
Oct 29 Pentagon identifies soldier killed in Afghanistan By Associated Press A helicopter crash in eastern Afghanistan killed Jacob M. Sims, a 36-year-old chief warrant officer from Juneau, Alaska. Continue reading
Oct 28 Watch 4:50 Military on verge of sentencing Bergdahl for desertion By PBS News Hour Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, who was held captive by the Taliban for half a decade after abandoning his Afghanistan post, is in the middle of a sentencing hearing for his guilty plea to desertion, which prosecutors say injured and killed… Continue watching
Oct 23 Watch 10:15 From IVF to twins, a wounded vet and wife lean on each other By PBS News Hour Two years ago, what this couple wanted most was to start a family, but daunting physical and financial challenges stood in their way. William Brangham revisits Jason and Rachel Hallett, who struggled with the aftereffects of a grievous war injury… Continue watching
Oct 23 Trump defends call to fallen soldier's widow By Associated Press President Donald Trump is defending his call to a fallen soldier's widow, saying he was "respectful" and did not forget the slain soldier's name. Continue reading
Oct 21 Trump jabs back at 'wacky' congresswoman as spat rolls on By Jonathan Lemire and Jill Colvin, Associated Press President Donald Trump on Saturday jabbed back at the Democratic lawmaker who has slammed him for his words of condolence to a military widow. Continue reading
Oct 19 Watch 3:48 Trump under fire, Kelly steps forward to defend his comforting of Gold Star families By PBS News Hour White House Chief of Staff John Kelly made an appearance at during the press briefing Thursday to try to put to rest the controversy over the treatment of Gold Star families that has plagued President Trump in the last few… Continue watching
Oct 18 Trump and the new politics of honoring war dead By Calvin Woodward and Russ Bynum, Associated Press WASHINGTON — After her Army son died in an armored vehicle rollover in Syria in May, Sheila Murphy says, she got no call or letter from President Donald Trump, even as she waited months for his condolences, wrote to him… Continue reading
Oct 17 Trump's claim about predecessors, fallen troops disputed By Calvin Woodward, Associated Press WASHINGTON — For U.S. presidents, meeting the families of military personnel killed in war is about as wrenching as the presidency gets. President Donald Trump’s suggestion Monday that his predecessors fell short in that duty brought a visceral reaction from… Continue reading