Sep 20 Watch Staff Sgt. Discharged by Don't Ask, Don't Tell: 'I Should Be Flying Planes Now' The Pentagon officially ended its "don't ask, don't tell" policy on Tuesday. Judy Woodruff discusses the change with two gay service members: former Air Force Staff Sgt. David Hall, who hopes to re-enlist after being kicked out because of the… Continue watching
Sep 20 The End of 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' By Dan Sagalyn // As of Tuesday, gay troops will no longer have to hide their sexual orientation for fear of being drummed out of the military. Six months ago, President Obama repealed the law that forbid gays from openly serving and… Continue reading
Sep 20 Watch The End of Don't Ask Don't Tell For more on this story, go to www.pbs.org/newshour… Continue watching
Sep 15 Watch Marine's Actions in Afghanistan Earn Medal of Honor, Become Stuff of Folklore At a ceremony at the White House on Thursday, Marine Sgt. Dakota Meyer received the Medal of Honor for rescuing U.S. and Afghan comrades caught in a Taliban ambush two years ago. Jeffrey Brown discusses the events with author Bing… Continue watching
Sep 15 For Walter Reed Hospital, the End of an Era Over the last century, Walter Reed Army Medical Center has served as the flagship military medical facility in the United States, but on Thursday, it closed its doors for the last time. In a move planned since 2005,… Continue reading
Sep 15 Walter Reed Closes the Door on an Era By Francine Uenuma After more than a century, the storied Walter Reed Army Medical Center is closing its doors. Patients are being transferred to Bethesda Naval Hospital in Maryland, which will officially become Walter Reed National Military Medical Center. Continue reading
Sep 13 Watch Terror Network Behind 'Unprecedented,' Coordinated Kabul Attacks The U.S. Embassy and NATO headquarters were among the targets of Taliban fighters who infiltrated Afghanistan's capital on Tuesday. Gwen Ifill gets the latest on the deadly attacks from Patrick Quinn, The Associated Press's Kabul bureau chief. Continue watching
Sep 11 Watch Decade of War Takes Major Physical, Mental Toll on U.S. Troops, Families Millions of Americans have served in the all-volunteer military since 9/11, with many repeatedly returning to the battlefield. Gwen Ifill reports on how this past decade of war has led to increased stress on America's troops and their families, and… Continue watching
Sep 07 Watch Brennan: Post-9/11, U.S. Has 'Right Balance' Between Civil Liberties, Security In an interview with Judy Woodruff, White House Chief Counterterrorism Adviser John Brennan discusses the strength of al-Qaida after the death or capture of high-level leaders and the difficult-to-detect threat of homegrown terror. Continue watching
Sep 01 Watch Report Finds Fraud, Waste by War Contractors Costs Billions After a three-year investigation, a congressionally mandated commission found this week that between $31 billion and $60 billion has been misspent in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Margaret Warner discusses the findings with one of the commissioners, Dov Zakheim. Continue watching