of taliban activity. we have the means to defend ourselves as well as the afghan security forces. >> reporter: capabilities like u.s. air strikes launched after a taliban attack on a u.s. base in the south. >> we saw a large surge of taliban violence across the country in provinces that we expected. >> reporter: general miller knows the taliban playbook by heart. he drew his sidearm when a rogue afghan bodyguard opened fire on their delegation killing an afghan lieutenant general and wounding a u.s. brigadier general. a former delta force captain, miller was one of the first forces on the ground in the u.s. invasion following 9/11. now america's longest war is being brought to an end by america's longest serving commander in afghanistan.

>> reporter: have you anticipated being here this long? >> absolutely not. i don't think i could project 20 years later seeing we would be standing here. >> reporter: he paid tribute to the americans here and the tens of thousands that came before and lost their lives here. >> charlie d'agata. a platoon of all female marines made history. the women of lima company are the first to graduate from combat training at camp pendleton in california. jamie yuccas has her story. >> reporter: one moment, 100 years in the making. women graduating along with their male counterparts for the first time ever at the marine corps recruit depot san diego. lima company is the first platoon of women to go through the vigorous 13-week boot camp traditionally reserved for men. >> i was told i would be going

to san diego and making history. it was something i couldn't pass te fly integrate bo c training in. marineyear. and these women kept the same pace. 53 of the 50 that started made it to the finish line. leading them every step of the way a team of five trail blazing female drill instructors including the staff sergeant. >> it was definitely humbling to be put in that position. i knew how big of a deal it was. >> reporter: just before graduation every exhausted recruit, man or woman completed the notorious crucible that culminates on the top of the peak known as the reaper. i knew every single one of them that was up there earned

up. >> reporter: they too are the few, the proud the marines. jamie yuccas, cbs news, los angeles. >> the u.s. navy is in a high stakes battle against the state of wisconsin. at issue, a statue of a badger. you heard that right. a badger. the navy wants it for a battleship stationed in virginia. here is kris van cleave. >> reporter: the uss wisconsin is no stranger to strife. her 16 guns pounded japan during world war ii and the battleship sailed into the fight in the first gulf war. now she finds herself in a battle over a badger-sized piece of history pitting the gray lady against the wisconsin state house. >> it did not surprise me at all that this is quite a thing of contention and that people are pretty upset about. >> reporter: the historian is talking about this statue of a badger that features thein 1988

the wisconsin governor's office whereisitor rubs it nose for luck. >> there are generations of people remember going to the capitol and touching the badger's nose. they have a connection to it. it wasn't surprising at all the state does not want to give it back. >> reporter: badgers are a big deal in wisconsin. in the state's early days miners were compared to badgers and it became the state animal, the namesake of the university of wisconsin football team ands it mascot, bucky the badger. the badger was part of the original uss wisconsin, but the ship was scrapped after world war one. this is the new wisconsin, built in world war ii, the last battleship the u.s. navy built and could be the badger's next home. it was crafted by a milwaukee .

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the application to exhibit the statue and will display it here. but the naval academy museum extended the loan to the state for two more years. >> you don't have bucky badger as your mascot, i don't know if it would be as popular in any other place in the country. >> every year i want the packers to win the super bowl. >> reporter: but the navy says they don't do forever loans, so it is likely heading to the floating wisconsin sooner or later. >> we want to do it prudently and with the greatest of respect, you know. don't poke the bear. nobody told us don't poke the badger. >> reporter: for now a stalemate in the badger battle of the two wisconsin. facing collagen that's all hype? olay collagen peptide 24 with derm recommended peptides. hydrates better than the $400 cream. for visibly firmer skin. olay. face anything

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that is when he discovered a different call of duty from a childhood passion. >> sean: anybody can come into the chat and ask me to pray for them. >> reporter: we met him with our game faces on. >> i am not go to preach. just chatting. >> reporter: how does gaming serve god? >> god calls me to minister the people on the edges or the fringes or isolated. mental health issues, making friends and sharing feeling. it is a really good group to connect with. >> reporter: thousands of gamers joined his flock. >> i could see myself, maybe not

a strict religious person but being a better person. his mission takes him places sohtnk are out of bounds for a priest. >> sometimes you need to be in the places where people are. >> reporter: he believes it is what jesus would do. what game would jesus play? >> wow. that is a tough one. i don't think he would care. everyone wins. ian lee. that's the overnight news. reporting from the nations capital, i'm jan crawford.

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