Feb 27 Watch Newsmaker: Obama Outlines Goals for Afghanistan, Iraq After a major policy announcement that the U.S. combat mission in Iraq will end next year, President Obama spoke with Jim Lehrer about Iraq, Afghanistan and the challenges of his new office. Continue watching
Feb 23 Watch Other News: Guantanamo Prisoner Released; Three U.S. Soldiers Killed in Iraq In Monday's other news, the first Guantanamo Bay detainee was released under the Obama administration, and three U.S. soldiers and their interpreter were killed in Iraq. Continue watching
Jan 29 Watch Issue of Military Suicides Continues to Raise Concern Army officials said Thursday that suicides among troops are at their highest level in decades. In 2008, the Army suicide rate surpassed the civilian rate for the first time since the Vietnam War. In this encore report, Betty Ann Bowser… Continue watching
Sep 11 Watch Military Chaplains Undergo Unique Boot Camp For chaplains to become effective ministers to troops in the field, they undergo specific training about the rules and customs of Army life. Saul Gonzalez reports on how Army chaplains are pepraed to provide religious guidance in war zones and… Continue watching
Jul 16 Watch Prisoner Swap Renews Focus on Israeli-Hezbollah Tensions In a deal brokered by the U.N., Hezbollah handed over two coffins containing the remains of Israeli soldiers abducted two years ago, in exchange for the release of five Lebanese prisoners. Analysts discuss the deal, and the debate surrounding it. Continue watching
Jul 01 Watch New G.I. Bill Aims to Provide Expanded Educational Benefits to Troops A new G.I. bill signed into law Monday doubles funding for education benefits available to military personnel who have served since Sept. 11, 2001, and allows transfer of benefits to a spouse or children. Analysts discuss the law and its… Continue watching
Jun 30 Watch U.S. Lacked Clear Plan for Postwar Iraq, Army Report Says The U.S. Army released a report Monday outlining the problems that kept it from being able to stabilize Iraq after the U.S.-led invasion in March 2003. Military experts discuss the report's findings. Continue watching
May 09 Watch Frances Richey’s Poetry Speaks to Son’s Role as Soldier "The Warrior" by Frances Richey is composed of 28 poems written by the poet to her son, Ben, a Green Beret who has served two tours of duty in Iraq. Jeffrey Brown speaks with Richey and her son about the… Continue watching
Jan 31 Stress Disorder, Concussion Raise Risks for Iraq Vets By PBS News Hour As many as one in six soldiers who serve in Iraq and Afghanistan suffer from a concussion or other head injury during their service, and many of them report long-term health effects, such as irritability, headaches, and memory and balance… Continue reading
Jan 01 Watch U.S. Military Death Toll in Iraq Reaches 3,000 The U.S. military death toll reached 3,000 troops with the death of a soldier from Texas on the last day of 2006. After a statistical profile of those killed, the NewsHour looks at how families of the fallen are dealing… Continue watching