Dec 24 Watch Koreans Remain on Edge Over Military Tensions Margaret Warner has an update on tensions on the Korean peninsula after several incidents between North and South Korea in recent days. Continue watching
Dec 23 Watch Frustration, Resignation Apparent in Seoul Over Tensions With North Korea New tensions are rattling the Korean peninsula over South Korean military drills. Justin McCurry of GlobalPost samples public opinion in Seoul for some insight. Continue watching
Dec 22 Video: Obama Signs ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ Repeal Into Law President Obama signed a landmark repeal of the ban on gay men and women serving openly in the armed services Wednesday, fulfilling a key campaign promise. The law ends the 17-year-old "don't ask, don't tell" policy that forced gays to… Continue reading
Dec 03 Watch Military Commanders Show Split Over Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell Repeal The commanders of the U.S. armed forces sat side by side at a hearing on Capitol Hill Friday but they were split over repealing the "don't ask, don't tell" policy regarding openly gay service members. Jim Lehrer reports. Continue watching
Nov 30 Watch DADT Review Chairmen: Repeal Poses ‘Low Risk to Force’ The Pentagon's long-awaited review of the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy banning gays from serving openly in the armed forces revealed that 70 percent of military personnel surveyed said that changing the law would have little or no impact on… Continue watching
Nov 30 ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ Repeal Presents Little Risk, Study Finds Repealing the 17-year-old law that bans gays and lesbians from serving openly in the military would do little harm to unit cohesion and troop morale, a year-long Defense Department study found. The report states: Based on all we… Continue reading
Nov 26 Watch News Wrap: North Korean Artillery Exercises Raise Concerns in South In other news Friday, more artillery rounds rang out again inside North Korea, but none reached the South. The North warned that the United States and South Korea are pushing the region to the "brink of war" if plans continue… Continue watching
Nov 25 Watch Thanksgiving Celebrations Worldwide As tradition goes, Americans celebrated Thanksgiving with a big meal, football and parades. U.S. troops in Iraq and Afghanistan took a brief pause to recognize the holiday and some were lucky enough to return home to see their families. Ray… Continue watching
Nov 16 Watch Giunta on Medal of Honor: ‘I Can’t Wear This for Myself’ Army Staff Sgt. Salvatore "Sal" Giunta became the first living recipient of the U.S. military's highest decoration since the Vietnam War on Tuesday when President Obama awarded him the Medal of Honor.Giunta put himself in the line of fire for… Continue watching
Nov 16 Medal of Honor Recipient: Comrades ‘Gave Every One of Their Tomorrows’ DetectFlashDecision_Blog('news01s4570qfc4', 'SINKHAU-stQ', '29'); Army Staff Sgt. Salvatore A. Giunta became on Tuesday the first living American servicemember from the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq to be honored with the U.S. military's highest decoration. Hours before President Barack… Continue reading