Sep 11 Watch Remembering the Fifth Anniversary of 9/11 Attacks Many people around the nation attended ceremonies or paused in remembrance of those who died in the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks in New York, Virginia and Pennsylvania. Continue watching
Sep 07 Watch Former Pilot Describes Life After Losing His Wife on 9/11 Tom Heidenberger, who lost his wife on American Airlines Flight 77 when it hit the Pentagon on Sept. 11, 2001, shares his story in the third installment in a series about how 9/11 has impacted lives. Continue watching
Jul 11 Watch U.S. to Comply with Geneva Treaty on Detainees In a policy shift outlined in a Pentagon memo, the Bush administration has decided to treat all detainees in compliance with the minimum standard spelled out by the Geneva Conventions. Senators discuss the change. Continue watching
Jun 21 Watch Eight U.S. Troops Charged with Murder of Iraqi Civilian Seven U.S. Marines and one navy sailor were charged with murder, kidnapping, and conspiracy Wednesday over the April death of a disabled Iraqi man in Hamandiya, while a fourth soldier also was charged with murder in the deaths of three… Continue watching
Jun 09 Watch U.S. Military Clarifies Zarqawi Death from Air Strike A report looks at the latest details of his killing of al-Zarqawi's death in Iraq, including the announcement today by that U.S. military that the Al-Qaeda operative was alive for a short time after the bombings. Continue watching
Sep 09 Base Closing Commission Submits Report Amid Legal Wrangling By PBS News Hour The commission appointed to make base closing recommendations to President Bush submitted its report to the White House Thursday. Continue reading
Aug 26 Pentagon Suffers Dual Setbacks in Plan to Reorganize Air Defenses By PBS News Hour The Pentagon's plan for reorganizing the nation's Air Force suffered two major blows Friday as the base closing commission voted to keep open two bases that officials wanted to shutter. Continue reading
May 13 Pentagon Recommends U.S. Base Closures By PBS News Hour The Pentagon proposed Friday closing about 180 U.S. military installations, including 33 major bases, launching the first round of base closures and realignments in a decade. Continue reading
Dec 27 Pentagon Revises Cave Search Plans U.S. officials have decided to limit the number of American troops searching the Tora Bora cave complex for clues to Osama bin Laden's whereabouts. Despite the move, Pentagon officials continued to press Afghan commanders to probe region. Continue reading
Sep 14 Flight Data and Voice Recorders Found At Pentagon Searchers sifting through the rubble at the Pentagon early Friday said they recovered the "black boxes" containing the flight data and voice recorders of the hijacked plane that crashed into the building Tuesday. Continue reading