fast-forward 13 years ago after winning the easy conventional fight the united states army was bob downghting a counterinsurgency and its colonial possession, the philippines. like with the iraq war essentially later capturing the leader of the filipino insurgency was seen as the key to victory but u.s. forces were led by the cautious elwell otis who one historian has described as he was just like general mcclellan but without his good looks. for military historians mcclellan never did anything and neither did otis and he apparently wasn't very good looking either. in the months of 1899, roemer buzzed through the american barracks and officers quarters. even the most battle-hardened veteran, these whispers were confirmed on march 17 when a six-foot five-inch officer with an iron gray mustache and hair over a radically handsome face stepped off the transport at manila. major general henry lawton had arrived in the philippines. as one historian noted, lawton was quote america's kitchener who enjoyed tremendous popularity with his fellow officers, politicians and the press. in addition to

and going forward it is going to be extremely important that the association of the united states army supports the army, represents the army and educates the public on the challenges, the capabilities and the financial challenges. for example, retirement and medical care. >> sir, thanks very much. we appreciate it. coming up in my notebook, what happens when the government >>> governments have always kept secrets from their people. some are legitimate, concerning intelligence and military capabilities and weaknesses. but others are not. over the past decade, u.s. government's secrecy has run amok. today even phone numbers and e- mail addresses of government spokesmen are being treated as national secrets. while that's not the case with the pentagon despite its reputation for classifying everything, it's the department of homeland security that appears to have gone overboard. andy menchee who covers our publication several times got tired of having to route everything through a single nameless e-mail address that he filed a freedom of infection act request to get the telephone numbers

would give them to regimens would turn them loose to state the reputation in a position in the united states army would end the war to mood deliver dead or alive. and left the office is even more limited than when he arrived. it was cut short by the spring monsoon but in fall there was another offensive launched although it disperse the filipino army he was always one step behind. 60 filipinos it led by his best friend held off 900 u.s. infantrymen known as the philippines thermopylae and held them off long enough to slip across the mountains into the dark interior. what in requested permissiopermissio n to cross the mountain into the valley the floor of an elbow was settled and of 300 bn company had a reduced version. but he met with surprising success as he surrendered with 800 rifles and perhaps discourage further into take charge of the campaign in then for the highest ranking generals. and then beating the small patrol to san mateo in the driving rain encountered the insurgent force and ramada inn pays back and forth pushing onward and the filipino general director did the death shooters to

for enlistment in the united states army. in 1973 it was the last year we had the draft. in 1974 we disbanded the service. in 1979, and jimmy carter put it back on the table in response to the soviet invasion. it still exists today. it is not even in your budget. it is under the financial services committee. the question is, do we still needed to? -- need it? in south korea, i believe we are moving up from one year to three year and a company. unaccompanied. -- company tourismit is for our 28,000 presence there. that decision was made during the height of the iraq war. this was next to nothing. we are phasing out of iraq now. we will be phasing down in afghanistan. both will expand. do you really need to spend the $13 billion that i believe is necessary? in military construction to accommodate the change in policy? can we do something that is more cost-effective? given the expansion of this. we could deploy battalions 46 month rotationsit goes to and from. . the last issue our concerns. i would like you to take a look at this. i think we have rank inflation in the militar

. >>> a 27-year-old lieutenant in the united states army is celebrating a big win.leted the race. >> reporter: if you are thinking about the new york marathon, this would be good training ground, because it's cold. >> there are 20895 more reasons why these feet are thumping like a drum beat from arlington to georgetown. let's no forget the run ners all the other regions happening at the same time. like this 10-k winner. >>> people who have support, screaming on the curb, holding up signs and waving their little hand. we work at the pentagon. if you ask photographer rick cox it is an array of positivity and good energy that only gets better every year. >> >> i couldn't have said it better myself. making it happen. britney morehouse, 9news now. >> right there in the middle of the pack, lindsey masters, she tells us this year's race meant even more because her cousin is serving overseas. amy leon, one of our producers, we don't have her in there, but she finished. >>> what is the best way to deal with pension and stress? is it meditation, exercise or a good read? put y

a soldier from the mid 20th century in the united states army who said, you know, patriotism is well and good before we go into combat, but when the bullets are flying, you're thinking about saving your own skin. so ideology and cause undoubtedly, you know, incredibly important in motivating soldiers to enlist, keeping them with the army between battles. but seem to play a less, a less significant role when combat has actually been engaged simply because the circumstances are so urgent that they crowd out other more abstract concepts. >> host: where'd you come up with the idea of comparing these three wars? >> guest: i have had an abiding interest in human behavior particularly in the life-threatening or traumatic circumstances. my initial expectation was that the sort of orthodox explanation of soldier motivation, that is that they fight, you know, out of the bonds of cohesion and affection that form between soldiers would, would, in fact, be the case. and i wanted to select, um, three conflicts that happened in very different technological circumstances. in effect, to test that the

i served eight years in the united states army reserves and national guard. i am actively involved with youth programs like community youth centers and others in san francisco. i live in sunset with my wife and two children. i'm running for the office of sheriff because i believe we must reduce the recidivism rate and in still crime preventive measures by investing in our youth. in the 20 years i served as a deputy sheriff for san francisco, i witnessed the department spent more money for fewer resources. as sheriff, i would implement job training for the incarcerated to enable them to transition into productive citizens and contribute toward our society. i would encourage youth programs where debt easing cage with the community, offering opportunity to our youth, enabling them to lead productive lives instead of turning to crime. i would implement a rehabilitation process for the incarcerated. i would implement a performance evaluation system to ensure every individual in a drug rehab program is held accountable for their participation. in addition, with the

c-span: the united states army. >> guest: united states army. c-span: what year? >> guest: this is 1954, during the famous army-mccarthy hearings. a lot of people have a misunderstanding--misconception about the army-mccarthy hearings. they assume that it was mccarthy investigating the army that was being televised here for the nation to see. in fact, it was mccarthy who was in the hot seat. it was mccarthy who was the accused, of allowing his staff members, including roy cohn, to blackmail the army by threatening investigations in order to get david schine his special treatment as--as a new draftee into the army. c-span: you say there was tears by joe welch, joseph welch, after the hearing was over, and you're--you're suspicious. >> guest: well, it's an interesting story. it's--it's told by an eyewitness to the events, who... c-span: somebody you talked to? >> guest: not someone i talked to, someone another historian talked to, and--and gives the account in one of the footnotes to his book. he doesn't mention the--he doesn't mention who the person is. i think i h

honor is the highest award the united states can bestow on a person for bravery above and beyond the call of duty. >> the medal of honor came about because the united states army actually did not have any medals to give to its soldiers prior to the civil war. today, of course, you have to pretty much do a very heroic act -- something that's distinctly either saves lives or saves a situation. in the civil war, you didn't have to do that. a lot of times, a soldier would get a medal of honor for just picking up a dropped flag. today, though, you actually have to do something in combat with an enemy force, and that's a little bit different than some of the medals of honor that were given out in the past. >> spring breaks and summer vacations can be fun and exciting. they can also be very rewarding. tom and riley are brothers. they're a lot like other guys their age. they play a little hoops, do their homework, and toss the ball around with the family dog, so, as spring break approached last year, they figured it would be a lot like other spring breaks. >> most of our vacations are taken to -- we go to, like, beaches and vacation spots where you relax and don't...

i caught up with the general earlier this month at the association of the united states army and the annual convention and trade show in washington. i started our talk by asking why the army should maintain 40,000troops in europe more than 65 years after the end of world war ii. >> actually, that's what we're down to. we originally had a quarter of a million, 213,000 in 1989, we're now down to about 40,000. and they are doing a magnificent job, first of all, continuing to prepare and prevail for the current conflict with our european allies. that's the important determination. they are also helping to train our 51 european partners. the ones that have contributed significantly to that over the last 10 years. early on in the contribution, the allies were not all that good. now, they are fighting above their weight class, alongside our partners in afghanistan, and tired of that arrest. so that's what the u.s. army contributes to the battle. >> and that's one of the services that you have done to sort of bolster the european military capability that has been deployed? >> yes, that's rig

united states. we were completely broke and i did something real unpopular at the time. four days after high school i joind the united states army. not only to serve my country but to get the,gi bill to continue my education. then i saw young men and women from all across america. from farms and ranches and it matedm made me realize the strength in this country is not from commonality but our great diversity. i had a younger sister named gift of god and christa was a special girl because she suffered from severe epilepsy. she never once complained. she never said across word and it could or would take her an hour or two to line um... up her clothes and do our homework and get her lunch b bag ready. i'm the five minutes bed to - bus kind of guy, you know? well krista saw the baseball movie called field of dreams. very inspiring movie that takes place in the corn field in iowa and decided for her 23rd birthday she wanted to go see that place. she was living in minneapolis and packed her bags to go to the field of dreams. when my mother went to wake her up on july 24th 1992 she had died in her sleep from a massive seizure and it wa

years ago where he wrestled and played football but it was his recent service as a medic in the united states army he was most proud of. >> he was following his dream he was proud of what he was doing. >> he was killed by a ied.. >> key had been called up to with lead truck after one of his fellow soldiers had been shot and then the ied went off 88.. her anger i feel so horrible for his parents. what can you say he was a good kid and a horrible thing happened to him. >> a 19 year-old woman died near the university in a fire. she was staying at a friend's house she lived in england and hall others escaped the flames. >> i ran to the window in my room and punched out of the screen and began to yell helped. the firefighters came to the window with a ladder the fire was getting really bad in their. >> a autopsy is scheduled for monday. >> after two years it will men were shot to death on halloween is suspect is in court today awaiting trial. a mother of three was killed at a house party two years ago. the bond was set at $1 million for the killer. police say the man was kicked out of the party and ret

united states. i was told that i was at the lowest readiness level of any unit in the united states army. to pick up a brigade and send it to new orleans, to fort hood, texas within 24 hours. when i asked the question -- are you kidding me? we had just gone back from iraq. they said, you do not understand could you pick up your brigade and be in new orleans in 24 hours. we will never fail you. we will always do it. but if we are not trained, not equipped, do not have the proper force structure, the results will not be good. they will not be good. >> would it be fair to say that but that includes the number of men and women who come back -- >> that is exactly where those try to show in my historical examples. no one ever said no, we will not take task forces into korea. they said roger, we will do it. they went in with incomplete infantry battalions and ill- equipped and they took 40% casualties. that is what happened. we will never say no. that, i think, we can all promise you. the key is the results when we do that mission. >> admiral ferguson? >> i would echo that. in the history of the

i believe if we look at the height of the cold war when i was in the united states army, we had a military much larger then, but i believe there are more four-star flag officers in the military today and a much smaller force. i think we have as many admirals as we have ships in the united states navy, and i think that that is duplicative through the rest of the military, and i would certainly like you to take a look at that and the costs associated with that. could you go through those three questions, please? >> no, we are looking at -- i'll just go from bottom to top, and the secretary will take the question about selective service. we are looking at rank, some of the rank inflation as a result of international partners and their desire for flags, but we are looking at that, believe me. secondly, on korea tour normalization, it's part of our strategy review at the forward presence wherever we happen to be, but notably in korea and in europe. and, again, to determine how best to do it in an affordable way, and i assure you that we are alert to the fact that tour normalization to three-yea

united states. i was told that i was at the lowest readiness level of any unit in the united states army. to pick up a brigade and send it to new orleans, to fort hood, texas within 24 hours. when i asked the question -- are you kidding me? we had just gone back from iraq. they said, you do not understand could you pick up your brigade and be in new orleans in 24 hours. we will never fail you. we will always do it. but if we are not trained, not equipped, do not have the proper force structure, the results will not be good. they will not be good. >> would it be fair to say that but that includes the number of men and women who come back -- >> that is exactly where those try to show in my historical examples. no one ever said no, we will not take task forces into korea. they said roger, we will do it. they went in with incomplete infantry battalions and ill- equipped and they took 40% casualties. that is what happened. we will never say no. that, i think, we can all promise you. the key is the results when we do that mission. >> admiral ferguson? >> i would echo that. in the history of the

. >>> a 27-year-old lieutenant in the united states army is celebrating a big win.ted the personal best of 3 hours 1 he could. britney morehouse has some stories. >> reporter: if you are thinking about the new york marathon, this would be good training ground because it is cold. there are 2085 more personal regions why these are something like a drum beat on a 26-mile pass from arlington to georgetown. let's not forget the runners happening at the same time. people who have port, from others, screaming on the curb. holding up signs and waving their hands. >> if i ask knees guys it only gets better every year. >> i'm amazed to see their will and their determination. that is my favorite thing about these races. you know the favorite pictures are where people are just all out. they are pushing beyond their limits and making it happen. >> reporter: i couldn't have said it better myself. making it happen. >>> congratulations goes out also to one of our reporters. lindsey ran the race here and amy, one of our health check and buddy 9 producers, she finished as well. rags.

donned monkey masks and signs as they stood outside the meeting for the association of the united states army. it's holding the national meeting. the army lab in maryland uses live monkeys the simulate the effects of a nerve agent. >> it's a crude show and tell exercise where they inject a monkey with an overdose, watch them have see surs. >> they are not commenting but the army fights to defend freedom of speech. if this is what p.e.t.a. chooses to do, they have every right. >>> the town of mineral virginia was the epicenter of the earthquake that rattled our area. now, they are getting extra help. alan jackson will play there. miner mineral's vice president told the richmond times the contest has been a welcome distraction from the frequent aftershots. a date for the concert has not been set. >>> what happened to baby lisa? police try to re-enact the toddler's >>> the company that makes it black mock turtle necks worn by the late apple ceo, steve jobs is having a banner sales week. sales more than doubled the day after jobs death. some stores ran out of the shirt. jobs purchased two dozen o

for some time now, it seemed as though the department of defense and the united states army has had near limitless resources for what ever we needed. but after 10 years of war at a shaky global economy, that is changing. in fact, your army, the department of defense is under a -- under understandable and significant pressure to do better. all you have to do is go on tv, go on line, turn on the radio, read a newspaper, and you know that each day, the president, our congressional leaders, are struggling with ways to try to deal with this budget crisis, trying to stimulate the economy, agree upon a path by which they can reduce the deficit. some of that effort will inevitably fall on our doorstep. in fact, it already has. as secretary gates warned just before he left, "the gusher has been turned off and will stay off for a good. time." this by divine -- declining defense budgets, we still have an obligation to preserve strategic options provided to the president of the united states by maintaining sufficiently modernize bourses, capable of rapidly deploying decisive combat power. no major c

united states army private first class david a. drake. private first class drake enlisted in the united states army in january, 2011, in the army he served as a combat engineer, leading from the front with his unit the 515th engineer company, fifth engineer battalion, fourth maneuver enhancement brigade and deployed in support of operation enduring freedom. mr. coffman: on september 28, 2011, he gave his life in afghanistan conducting operations against the enemy. david is required not only for his remembered for his heroics on the battlefield but the tremendous impact he had on his family, friends and community. his brother recalls david's absolute devotion to others and described why he joined the army. for him it was pride in serving our country, serving the people, keeping our freedom. his character and patriotism are an example for us all. private first class david andrew drake personifies the honor, self-lessness of service in the united states army. his bravery and dedication to duty will not be forgotten. as a marine corps combat v

the association of the united states army is holding its annual meeting this week and thousands of army officials, supporters and military personnel are gathering. peta's work to save the monkeys has already garnered some military sympathy. >> we have the former commander of the naval medical center in portsmouth, virginias, we have people very high up, former military, people that came onboard to that have come to us and said how can we help stop this crude laboratory. >> reporter: we spoke with the spokesperson of the convention that said he had no comment on peta being out here and protesting today. he said that the army fights to defend the freedom of and if this is what they choose to do they have every right. in northwest, i'm tracee wilkins, news4. >>> new today, two more americans have been honored with a nobel prize. thomas sergeant and christopher sims won the nobel prize for economics. the royal swedish economy of sciences recognizings the men for research how economic growth and inflation are affected by pollties with testimony rarin creases and increases for tax cuts t cuts

i know that is true because i briefed every formation that these in the united states army. it is like when you talk to the reserve components. no matter how wonderful the army is towards the reserve components, there will always be 10% that believe they are not getting what the active component guys do. on the other side, the research at the same problem in looking at the active component guys. it is just the way human nature works. the stigma associated with these is very difficult to get people to understand when you cannot see that injury. we can see with imaging techniques. we are starting, at least i am hearing in the research i am reading, that we can see images of the brain. the issues are huge. i am really thanked -- i really think we have come a long way with all the services looking at these, but that is not to say there are not still falls out there that just do not believe it is real. sir? >> sir, one of the things i am wondering is is there any thought of coming up with some special line items to cover these costs you are going to incur because they are born to

one institution in this country that understands result, commitment and sacrifice, it is the united states army[applause] be were the finest military in the world, and as millions of young men and women returned from iraq and afghanistan, they are building america's newest and greatest generation. the country owes them a debt it can never repay. [applause] general sullivan, the metal is in the word that is truly beyond my merits. but each sunday morning in kabul, i come in the embassies that expanded the country teams, the heads of all sections and agencies in the mission it's a pretty big crowd. each sunday i began by reading the names of those killed in action the previous week followed by a moment of silence. they've come from all our services and putting my own, but every week the majority are from the united states army. it is in their memory to honor their sacrifice that i accept this metal with my profound thanks. [applause]

we have the honor of having general chiarelli with us who is vice chief of the united states army. e has commanded at every level from platoon to corp. commanded the united states european command, director of operations readiness and mobilization at headquarters department of the army. and we have admiral ferguson. we are delighted to have you with us. he is vice chief of naval operations, navy personnel command and chief of legislative affairs and naval personnel. also general joseph dunford jr. is the assistant commandant of the marine corps. he has gone for u.s. army ranger school, marine corps amphibious warfare school and u.s. army war college and very distinguished career. we appreciate your expertise he brings to this panel. last but certainly not least is general breedlove. we appreciate you once again being with us. general breedlove is vice chief of staff of the u.s. air force at georgia tech graduate and we enjoyed a graduate of university of virginia playing you the other week. it may be the one bright spot we will have this year but thanks for your help and cooperation

to say everything important i know in life i've learned from my wife, johnny cash, and the united states army. [laughter] the army in particular is important. as we cast our eyes back over the past ten years, we were looking for organizing principles to gather all of this information in a way that would be digestible, and if you know the way the military looks at the world, they divide things into the tactical and the operational and the strategic, and so we do just that in our book. we have some tactical case studies, the young men and women learning, evolving, doing missions on the ground. we have some very cool, very exclusive stories never reported before, and i'll share one of those with you later, and then at the operational level, we analyze how the bureaucracies and institutions of our government evolved and how they came to a greater understanding. the terrorist operate in networks, have corporate structures, if you will, and if you understand the business model of how terrorist operate, what individual notes are essential to the entire enterprise, there's opportunities to target and

say that everything important and know in life i learned from my wife, johnny cash, and the united states army. and the army in particular is important. eric and i were testing our ice we looked at so organizing principles together all of this information in a way that would be digestible. if you know the way the military likes of the world, they divide things into tactical and operational and the strategic. so we do just that in our book. we have tactical case said these young men and women learning, evolving, doing missions on the ground. very cool and exclusive stories that have never been reported before, and i was chair one of those with you later. the operational level we analyze how the bureaucracies and the institutions of our government involved and how they came to a greater understanding that terrorists up right in networks. corporate structures, a few well. and if you understand the business model of how terrorists operate, what individual nodes are essential to the entire enterprise, then the opportunities to target and take out those individuals, financiers, bomb makers, gun runn

the egyptian army were in the pentagon, because they have such a tight relationship with the united states army. so one has to wonder, what's going on? how much is the united states sort of, you know, telling the egyptian military. and how much influence do they have, frankly, because it's hard to know. >> i'm as much as a populous as the next guy, but this is why we conservatives read our edmond burke, right? these revolutions happen. and we saw the american revolution happen, and there was this big conservative force, where they said, we needed to throw off the yoke, but we needed to make sure to preserve order. liberty and order are often in contention. >> and respect. >> and here we have this the people's revolution. everybody has an idea of what the people are. and maybe the people, for a lot of these revolutionaries, didn't include christians in egypt. >> no, i think that that's a brilliant point. and the interesting thing in watching the protests closer to home, and just in sort of my own learning, and watching how this has happened, is that the whole thing seems to be based on an open s

for some time now, it seemed as though the department of defense and the united states army has had near limitless resources for whatever we needed. but after ten years of war and a shaky global economy, that's changing. and, in fact, your army, the department of defense is under understandable and significant pressure to do better. all you have to do is go on tv, go online, turn on a radio, read a newspaper, and you know that each day the president, our congressional leaders are struggling with ways to try to deal with this budget crisis, trying to stimulate the economy, agree upon a path by which they can reduce the deficit. and be some of that effort will -- and some of that effort will inevitably fall upon our doorstep. and, in fact, it already has. as secretary gates warned just before he left, quote, the gusher has been turned off and will stay off for a good period of time. despite declining defense budgets, we still have an obligation to preserve the strategic options provided to the president of the united states by maintaining sufficiently modernized forces capable of rapidly d

preemption would be the better thing to do since that is, i understand, what seals and the united states army special forces believe we should do? in every situation, especially bosnia, did you see an indication and in iraq and in afghanistan where special warfare operators like yourselves were put in preemptively to try to prevent it in the first place, that would be the better strategy? >> well, i think, i think, actually, there is certainly a tremendous amount that we can learn from these, from these stories, right? a tremendous amount we can learn from studying what happened in bosnia, what happened in rwanda, what happened in cambodia. but when we think about actually acting preemptively, i think we need to think broadly about all of the tools at our disposal. and i think the fact is oftentimeses we actually have a lot of the answers right around us, we just haven't figured out a way to use those tools effectively. um, i think and one of the things i write about in the book is that a lot of times americans, we tend to invest in buildings and institutions instead of actually making connec

retiring as a major general and ended his military career as a come daunt of the united states army war college. in 1995, he created the army after next program, the army's first attempt to build a strategic game in operational con cement for future land warfare. he's a frequent consultant with the senior leadership of every service in the department of defense as well as many allied militaries. general, it's great to have you here. next is mrs. silva aguilar. she's been an el paso police officer for 22 years, in command of several units including the office of operations and northeast regional command. thank you so much for being here as well. finally, dr. michael vickers, a veterinarian and rancher from texas frustrated by the amount of vandalism and trespassing takes place in his property, he started the texas volunteers to help law enforcement gain control over the smuggling of drugs and people through private property. dr. vickers has been featured on numerous media outlets to discuss border security including greta and national geographics "border wars," and now the chair reco

i'm a veteran of the united states army. should be respected for that and everything these people stand for is disrespect. >> gretchen: luckily the controversial church never showed up. 27-year-old marine staff sergeant christopher diaz was killed last month in afghanistan. >> steve: the video is hard to watch. but we promise you it has a happy ending. take a look. that is 12-year-old kylie shay, walking to class in frisco, texas when her heart stopped two weeks ago and she fell to the floor. that's when would gym teachers jumped into action. one performed cpr and the other grabbed the school's defibrillator. they not only kick started her heart, they saved her life. without their quick thinking, she would only have a 3% chance of surviving. joining us right now, that girl, 12-year-old kylie, along with her parents, in the front row, and the hero teachers, kristen and brent reese. good morning to all of you. >> good morning. >> steve: kylie, let's start with you. it was two weeks ago, you're walking through the halls of that