the interwar years and the progressive nature of some of the politicians was integrating the united states army. over here we have another soldier's story, in this case brigadier general benjamin davis. davis joined the army in 1898, fought in the philippines and eventually moved his way up through the ranks to become the very first black general officer in the united states army's history. we have his entire collection here and as you can see here it includes medals, his ceremonial saber, his class a uniform. and of course we're very proud to have his collection here especially for folks who want to come in and do research on the desegregation of the united states army. he was very instrumental in that process. after the inter war years the united states army entered world war ii and had to bring thary back up to strength very very quickly. you can see a soldier with his bufl bag ready, getting ready to go overseas to fight the german army other perhaps the japanese. as we move through the exhibit you can see that we had several different theaters in which these soldiers were shipping out the

after the interwar years the united states army entered world war ii and had to bring the army back up to strength very very quickly. you can see a soldier with his duffle bag ready, getting ready to go overseas to fight the german army other perhaps the japanese. as we move through the exhibit, you can see that we had several different theaters in which these soldiers were shipping out the fight. each theater had its own uniform, its own tactics, its own way of doing things. this is neat to show because it shows how the army heritage and education center can take more than a uniform and a gun and put it up on display. here we have specific items important to this, in this case p.f.c. sam adgent. you can see the belt that he probably strapped a pistol to when he went off to war. he was a military policeman, so he also carried a whistle. we have a little piece of history of this military policeman and the whistle he carried to alert soldiers, direct traffic, issue command, the whole nine yards. we even have his training bulletin and pieces of material that he brought back from the war.

i will just the justice system of the united states a.m., american justice, every -- of the united states army, american justice, every time. whatever the results of the military's inquiries, it doesn't change the fact that one more american soldier is home safe. what was the alternative? would any american honestly prefer that a u.s. soldier remain in captivity until all the questions have been answered? of course not. in the united states, we rescues our soldiers first and ask questions later. here's what rear admiral john kirby said. this is a quote that's so powerful. "when you're in the navy and you go overboard, it doesn't matter if you are pushed, fell, our jumped. ware goinwe are going to turn tp around and pick up." that's what he said. "when you're in the navy, and you go overboard, it doesn't matter if you are pushed, fell, our jed. we're going to turn the ship around and pick you up." i'm grateful for the many people who refused to forget about sergeant bergdahl and worked tirelessly to secure his a public hearing is an absolute necessity. there's is a general belief that no one sh

united states armed forces. he is a sergeant in the united states army. united states of america has and always will have, responsibility for getting its soldiers back. other questions and facts regarding sergeant bergdahl will be dealt with at a later time. >> reporter: now one of the other controversies, of course, a very serious controversy, is whether there were soldiers who were involved in the search who were injured or killed. at this point, secretary hagel says he has no confirmation about that. michael. >> well, speaking of his fellow soldiers, what's been the response of some of them back here in the states randle to bergdahl's release? >> reporter: even before news of bergdahl's release had been made public, the blogosphere had been filled with accusations for months, for years, especially from members of bergdahl's unit who said that he had deserted his post. that he was a deserter. that he should be brought up on charges. one of the people who made those charges was a medic in bergdahl's unit. we spoke to joshua and asked him if he thought tha

united states armed forces. he is a sergeant in the united states army. e united states of america has an always will have responsibility for getting its soldiers back. other questions and facts regarding sergeant bergdahl will be dealt with at a later time. >> the deal that freed sergeant bergdahl, the release of five detainees from guantanamo, is gettings bipartisan criticism because the administration didn't give congress 30 days notice. and senator lindsay graham is saying that the administration used the release as a political point. >> ooh by the way i secured the only captive of that war, that was thought in their mind to be a pretty good political story for that week. it blew up in their face. >> and tonight, this development. in hailey, idaho, bergdahl's home town, officials have cancelled plans for big celebration. the official reason is that the town doesn't have the infrastructure to than huge crowds expected when bergdahl eventually comes home. john. >> all right, randall pingston, randall, thank you. >>> joins us tonight from washington ryan,

a.m., the second ranger battalion of the united states army led 224 men onto the beaches below and up these unforgiving cliffs. bullets and grenades came down upon them. a few minutes after 7:00, exactly here, the first rangers stood. today, let us ask those american heroes to stand again. [applause] corporal to my right was one of them. he had just celebrated his 20th birthday out in the channel. a young man like all of the rest of them. cold and wet, far from home, preparing for the challenge of his life. ken and the other rangerso of pointe du hoc and all the other americans and canadians who landed for the tip of the spear the free world had spent years sharpening, the spear they began on this morning in 1944 to plunge into the heart of the nazi empire. most of them were new to war, but all were orange with the andnuity of free citizens the cause that they fought for a free cause under the gaze of a loving god. the fortunate would go home changed forever. thousands -- overhead] thousands would never return. today, we mourn their loss. but on that graydon, literally millions of peo

united states armed forces. he is a sergeant of the united states army. united states of america has and always will have responsibility for getting its soldiers back. other questions and facts regarding sgt. bergdahl will be dealt with at a later time. >> reporter: the deal that freed sgt. bergdahl, the release of five detainees from guantanamo is getting bipartisan criticism because the obama administrations didn't give prior notice. and senator lindsey graham is accusing the administration for trying to score political points. >> i think the white house was looking for a twofer to announce in one week that we are going to withdraw from afghanistan and oh by the way as commander in chief i secured the last captive, the only captive of that war. that was thought in their mind to be a pretty good political story for that week. it blew up in their face. >> well now with democrats joining critics, the white hou house. this afternoon for members of congress in an attempt to answer some of their questions about the deal that freed sergeant bowe bergdahl. >> ra

united states armed forces. he is a sergeant in the united states army. the united states of america has and will always have the responsibility of getting its soldiers back. other issues regarding sgt. bergdahl will be dealt with at a later time. >> the release of sgt. bowe bergdahl is getting criticism because the president did not give congress 30-day notice, and senator lindsey graham is accusing the administration for trying to score political points. >> i think the white house was looking for a twofer to end be the longest war in history, and oh by the way i secured the only captive of that war. that was thought in their mind to be a pretty good political story, but it blew up in their face. >> there is this development from his hometown. officials there have canceled plans for big welcome home celebration. now the official reason tony is that the town of 8,000 does not have the infrastructure to support a huge crowd expected for bergdahl's eventually return. >> wow, how this story changes by the hour. >>> so with all the criticism being weighed agai

before he ever joined the united states army, bowe bergdahl was kicked out of the united states coast guard for psychological reasons after just a few short weeks. and so that raises the question, of course, why the army would ever take him. of course, you think back to that time, it was a time when we were fighting two wars and obviously the army did need soldiers. but his friends say that he was somebody who should never have gone to war. somebody who painted his fingernails black and identified with samurai warriors and some of his messages he sent home he made reference to walking away into the mountains or perhaps walking to china. and so in a few days before he disappeared, bowe bergdahl shipped his laptop, his journal to a friend. and so it was this friend who came forward with these stories, concerned because berg has not spoken yet and concern that he is being painted as a plotting deserter. i should note in today's hearing today on capitol hill, the one moment where chuck hagel got aggravated when chuck why bergdahl is still in germany when a lot of warriors who are the most

and he was released from the coast guard because of psychological issues and he went into the united states army. >> that has raised a lot of questions on its own as to how that happened. >> good question. we're not sure if he falsified the information. we're not sure if simply the two systems were not talking to each other. or it might have been just a simple oversight. but i just find it pretty awkward that he was rejected from the coast guard, he was released or discharged from coast guard services and he was able to get into the united states army. that's something that baffles me. >> final question. you describe just the horrible situation that he was in and that kind of dep deprivation on so many different levels. does anyone ever get over that kind of isolation and treatment? >> no. they get distance from it. they go through a process of reacclimated, to return to normal life. but the question is how much of that is going to continue to shape him or haunt him for rest of his life or become a horrible experience as time goes on is a distant memory. >> doctor we appreciate you insights. tha

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>> absolutely, he's a united states citizen that served to come back from the united states. he's a deserter from the united states army and needs to be held accountable for deserting his post and being a deserter. he needs to be accountable for all of that. if he didn't follow the sacred oath, how much important was the promise do you. do you think we'd be able to get people in the military, if we didn't get impinge to follow the oath. >> the army ethos, is never leave a fallen soldier, never leave a comrade. so that - it is what it is. you know, it doesn't matter if it's a deserter, if it's a wounded soldier or injured soldier, you as that person and bring them back to safety. bowe bergdahl being a deserter, he deserved to be rescued. >> you said he should not be considered a hero, what would you say to him if you had the chaps to talk to him? >> i would ask him why he purply walked away and left myself, my platoon members, my battalion to clean up his mess that he made by leaving. i'd ask him why, how he feels about having six united states army soldiers subsequently killed in the search for him. for bowe bergdahl.

. >> he's a sergeant north united states army. and the united states of america has had and always will have a responsibility for getting its soldiers back. >> back in haley, idaho, the backlash related to his release is hard to escape. plans for a big celebration this month have been canceled. >> we want to do it when things are right. some of the reasons, the security. >> the small town of 8,000 said that it has been swamped with hate mail and angry calls, putting into question sergeant bergdahl's military service. taking advantage of the publicist around the case, a family of another couple is pleading for help as they release new videos, showing american, caitlin coleman, with her canadian husband. in the video, they ask president obama to free them and their child from the taliban, they went missing two years ago. their family released the videos last week, and they received them last year! >> senators across the aisle are negotiating over two veterans affairs bills. for serious problems with the department, including wait tim

what has to happen is some senior united states army general who is in the chain of command for sergeantergdahl needs to convene an article 32 investigation which is the military equivalent of a grand jury and put people under oath and fairness and justice demand this. >> but this is coming from the white house and state department and friends in the liberal media like "the new york times." this is an orchestrated slander campaign. he deserted. >> the only way for them to get justice, the only way for sergeant bergdahl to get justice, the only way for his family to get justice is the article 32 investigation and some united states army general had the courage to stand up and say i'm appointing that investigation. >> and you requested one for yourself once. >> i wanted a court marshall. 198 8 when the special prosecutor indicted me in washington d.c. i asked for a court marshall because it would be a jury of my peers. >> by the way, for those that write horrible things for you on internet, you were kpn rated of everything. >> no conviction. >> colonial, good to see you -- >> for father's

the united states army has specific classified information this its control and understanding of what happened, what has been made public is one thing but what they know right now, for anyone to infer that this means that the general officers of the united states army are unaware of what happened when he walked off the base i believe to be -- >> they are aware. they know that perhaps some soldiers would come guard with the truth that were serving on the night that, in fact, he deserted. veterans outrage at a top university for inviting jane fonda to speak at the commencement ceremony. she posed with the enemy during the vietnam war. so why is she being allowed to speak while others have been forced out of recent grd wags ceremonies? and some are crying foul over a new ordinance. stay with us. hey. i'm ted and this is rudy. say "hi" rudy. [ barks ] [ chuckles ] i'd do anything to keep this guy happy and healthy. that's why i'm so excited about these new milk-bone brushing chews. whoa, i'm not the only one. it's a brilliant new way to take care of his teeth. clinically proven as effecti

as i said in my testimony, it was never any charge brought against -- by the united states army against sergeant bergdahl. >> so it's clearly a rush to judgment against this young man. >> well, i think it is. as we all know, and i said, the united states army is going to conduct a police complete revil the circumstances once sergeant bergdahl is back and he can speak for himself. that's appropriate. and that will happen. thank you. >> thank you, mr. secretary. i yield back. >> thank you. mr. secretary, i know that one of the issues that's been addressed, or that you have addressed in regard of lack of notification to this body was the concern about potential leaks and the impact it may have on the operation. can you tell me, was that concern over leak so great that two also prevent limited notification as is allowed to the gang of eight, the leadership of both of majority and minority party in both chambers as well as the chairman and ranking member of the relevant committees? >> yes. >> i know you weren't secretary defense at the time, but was there any less concern -- i know you menti

as i said in my testimony, it was never any charge brought against -- by the united states army against sergeant bergdahl. >> so it's clearly a rush to judgment against this young man. >> well, i think it is. as we all know, and i said, the united states army is going to conduct a police complete revil the circumstances once sergeant bergdahl is back and he can speak for himself. that's appropriate. and that will happen. thank you. >> thank you, mr. secretary. i yield back. >> thank you. mr. secretary, i know that one of the issues that's been addressed, or that you have addressed in regard of lack of notification to this body was the concern about potential leaks and the impact it may have on the operation. can you tell me, was that concern over leak so great that two also prevent limited notification as is allowed to the gang of eight, the leadership of both of majority and minority party in both chambers as well as the chairman and ranking member of the relevant committees? >> yes. >> i know you weren't secretary defense at the time, but was there any less concern -- i know you menti

but the united states army thinks he's 86 o 88 or 89 because on august 7, 1943 when he was 15 years old caldwell lied about his age "t" an army recruiter. he was hoping to be a pilot. >> i was a pai paratrooper. he said, we train you and drop you behind the lines about 20 miles. if you survive you get to go home after the war. that was his answer. i said, well, i'll take it. after 2:00 a.m. june 6, 1944 at th1944, at the tender age of 16 he landed in normandy. the first wave of 156,000 allied troops would land in glance on d-day. 73,000 of those troops were american. many wouldn't live to see the end of the day much less the end of the war, and time has further thinned the ranks of survivors. estimated that more than a thousand american world war ii vets die every day. combat engineer alfonso is 92. he was wounded, returned to combat and made it to the outskirts of berlin. >> they would sit back and shoot rockets at us. >> reporter: albert mcguinty known as lucky as he flew, and then would train the men who would fly on that fateful day. elmer alfonso and bill met up at the airport goin

bowe bergdahl, sergeant united states army. the taliban snatched him while on deployment to eastern afghanistan in 2009. today he is safe and in u.s. military hands. >> stephen: that's right, afghan veteran bowe bergdahl is safe unless he needs the va health system any time soon. then, then there will be a bit of a wait. but bergdahl's freedom wasn't free. you see obama negotiated bergdahl's return for five tlb detainees held at guantanamo. >> he can't release these guys. we were this close to charging them with something. (laughter) and minot the only one out there who is absolutely adamant about both of his feelings on this. >> obviously we should be happy for the family. they've got be their loved one back, that's very, very important. the methodology and what we used is very troublesome, negotiating with terrorists. >> it is cause for celebration when an american is returned home. we negotiated with terrorists. >> first of all, we are all happy that an american has been returned to his family. this was not the right thing.

that how can somebody go from the united states army to this environment and yet not take the values from the united states army into serving our nation's veterans? i think it's just absolutely extraordinary. and so as you know, certainly bonuses, if we do call them that, are based strictly on occupational specialties. when people perform in the military, they are rewarded through promotion. they are rewarded through various awards, but they are not financially driven. as they are in this department, which you seem to defend this extraordinary system. it seems to be the only thing that the department of veterans affairs is effective at doing is writing bonus checks to each other. those that are in leadership. i just think that it's done. certainly not serving our veterans. not providing a claims process that is at all expedient. not providing the health care that they have earned. you know, certainly fudging way times to get these bonuses in which you don't seem to want to come down on these people for doing. you ought to be outraged. you ought to be outraged. at the man that these ve

the american soldier held captive by the taliban for years finally back in the united states. army sergeant bowe bergdahl touching down in texas just hours ago. we are live with what is in store for him today. >>> iraq in crisis. president obama now promising to help the country take out the terrorists who have been destroying their cities, but what can and should the united states do now? we're live in iraq with the very latest. >>> and severe storm threats across the country bringing fierce winds, look at that, baseball-sized hail, and dangerous, dangerous flooding. inpe

. >> he walked away from his duty as a united states army soldier and he needs to be held accountable for that. he needs to go through the due process. >> reporter: desertion is considered one of the most severe charges. >> it's the heart of the matter. you have to have g.i.s who stay at their duty stations and don't wander off. who dare to perform their duty. otherwise there's no way you can achieve a military mission. >> reporter: the army is set to review the circumstances behind the deaths of six soldiers killed in action during search operations for bergdahl. one of those killed was bergdahl's platoon leader, jared andrews. his mother sandra wants to see bergdahl brought to justice. >> he's not a hero, he's a traitor. he's a deserter. he left his post in war. >> reporter: his father andy does not want his son's death to be in vain. >> he died doing what he believed in. that gives me pride. >> reporter: public anger over the controversy has reached bergdahl's hometown hailey, idaho where preparations are under way for a joyous homecoming later this month. >> he'll be a celebrity w

. >> i guess in his mind he was dissatisfied with the united states army over there. >> there were timeshen it got to be a little much for him. he would go hike into the woods and just sit and meditate for an hour. >> reporter: and controversy continues to swirl about the deal. swapping bergdahl in exchange for five, high-level taliban prisoners held at guantanamo, leaving many wondering did president obama make a bad deal? >> good afternoon, everybody. >> reporter: critics of the bergdahl deal say president obama gave up too much in return for sergeant bergdahl. >> these taliban operatives that we released from guantanamo were not foot soldiers. the deputy intelligence minister, two governors, a provincial chief, the top cadre of taliban leaders. i suspect they will return to terrorism. >> reporter: the men arrived in qatar to a hero's welcome. joined by the families. a qatari official saying the only restriction placed on them. a ban from traveling outside of qatar for a year. >> nearly a third of the detainees, left guantanamo, 200 of 600 are confirmed or suspected of returning to ter

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he was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the united states army.he forto f -- alaska being sent to afghanistan in april of 2009. we were able to talk to darren by telephone whenever he would call. his birthday is on the third. he told us that they had been out looking for the last 24 hours for the soldier who had walked away. i asked if the soldier had been captured while on guard duty. he said that he did not think so. all that his year -- all of his gear was found neatly stacked. the soldier's name was not mentioned. darren could not tell us where he was or what they were doing. when we talk to him in the next few months, we would occasionally ask if they found the soldier. he said that they were still looking. no specifics were ever mentioned. darryn was killed on september 4, 2009, our 41st wedding anniversary. he distinguished himself by extraordinary heroism as a platoon leader in blackfoot platoon in the 501st airborne in support of operation enduring freedom. the family was in texas to onebrate darryn's son september 7. my wife and i had be

. >> sergeant bergdahl is a member of the united states army. this was a prisoner exchange. after five years, he's been a prisoner of war. >> reporter: but u.s. military officials tell nbc news the five top taliban leaders freed are considered among the most dangerous at guantanamo bay. in secret documents obtained by wisconsin key likes, her considered a high threat to the u.s. and recommended for continued detention. >> these are the hardest of the hard core, the highest high-risk people. and others have gone back into the fight. >> reporter: even though they will be under the control of the government of qatar for one year, the others say the release puts a price on all americans in afghanistan. >> it's a changing footprint in the afghanistan that puts our soldiers at risk, if i can get one, i can get five taliban released. >> reporter: today, photographs of three of them in qatar. while omar declared victory over the americans. and critics claim that president obama broke the law by not notifying congress 30 days before the taliban prisoners were released. national secur

. >> by george p stevens of the united states, i hereby certify that i was on active duty with the united states armyfendants were present, they were forced to watch these movies. it was a fascinating experience. at first, they did not understand that the crowd, the room was horrified. they were so infatuated with the footage of hitler, one of them said, after this, it even the americans will want to join up. the films have the opposite of the impact the german defendants had hoped. they so repelled and horrified the room that afterwards, some of the defendants' lawyers said they found it impossible to be in the same room with the people they were representing. by the time the second of the two films was shown, the defendants really understood that it was over for them. the films have provided evidence that was more damning and more painful than any spoken testimony could be. >> george stevens left the army in 1946. what was his post-world war ii career like? >> his post-world war ii career was great. it did not include any comedies because he really felt incapable of making funny films after what he

. >> sergeant bergdahl is a member of the united states army. this was a prisoner exchange. after five years, he has been a prisoner of war. >> reporter: but u.s. military officials tell nbc news the five top taliban leaders freed are considered among the most dangerous at guantanamo bay. in secret documents obtained by wikileaks, the pentagon classified all five as high risk/likely threat to the u.s. and recommended for continued detention. >> these are the hardest of the hard-core. these are the highest high risk people. and others that we have released have gone back into the fight. >> reporter: even though the five taliban leaders will remain under the control of the government of qatar for one year, others claim their release alone in exchange for bergdahl puts a price on the heads of all americans in afghanistan. >> we have a changing footprint in afghanistan, which would put our soldiers at risk for this notion that if i can get one, i can get five taliban released. >> reporter: today there were photographs of three of the freed taliban in qatar. while the top taliban

he was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the united states army.e went to f -- alaska the for being sent to afghanistan in april of 2009. we were able to talk to darren by telephone whenever he would call. his birthday is on the third. he told us that they had been out looking for the last 24 hours for the soldier who had walked away. i asked if the soldier had been captured while on guard duty. he said that he did not think so. all that his year -- all of his gear was found neatly stacked. the soldier's name was not mentioned. darren could not tell us where he was or what they were doing. when we talk to him in the next few months, we would occasionally ask if they found the soldier. he said that they were still looking. no specifics were ever mentioned. darryn was killed on september 4, 2009, our 41st wedding anniversary. he distinguished himself by extraordinary heroism as a platoon leader in blackfoot platoon in the 501st airborne in support of operation enduring freedom. the family was in texas to celebrate darryn's son on september 7. my wife

thank you for having me today. 150 years ago in 1864, 3 united states army's under the overall command of general sherman left near atlanta and marched southward to do battle with the confederate army of tennessee under the command of johnson jeh johnson. their objective was in the city f atlanta. and after the capital enrichment, the most important city in the confederacy. four months later after margin over 100 miles in fighting seven major battles and countless small engagements, sherman's troops captured atlanta. the fall of atlanta was a mortal blow to the confederacy. taking the city, sherman ended the military stalemate that was feeling a growing peace movement in the united states thereby ensuring the reelection of president abraham lincoln and with that, the ultimate doom of the confederacy. gettysburg may have been the high water mark, but atlanta was where the plug was pulled on the drain. we all know the story. students of the war loved to spend hours retelling the tale of sherman's flanking maneuvers. a confederate general movement from -- and how john hood led. how sherma

. >> he's a sergeant in the united states army. our first priority is assuring his well-being and his health. >> reporter: tonight, the happy day talking point has not spread to all quarters of washington. >> the number one way that al qaeda raises money is by ransom. kidnapping and ransom. we have now set a price. >> reporter: but the line here at the white house is that he was not a hostage, he was a p.o.w., and americans don't leave their soldiers behind, even if they're held by the taliban. david? >> all right, jim avila live at the white house. >>> and as jim points out, not everyone is happy with the exchange with those taliban detainees. and as we showed you at the top tonight, those images halfway around the world. the hugs they received as they landed. abc's muhammad lila in pakistan with more on the images going global. >> reporter: they're the photos creating shockwaves. the taliban celebrating. here, the man in the middle, the taliban's deputy minister of intelligence, newly freed, smiling and later drinking tea. anothe

outstanding stewards of this proud institution and outstanding mentors for the newest officers in the united states army. i'd like to acknowledge the army's leadership, general mchugh, secretary mchugh, general odierno as well as senator jack reed who is here and a proud graduate of west point himself. to the class of 2014, i congratulate you on taking your place on the long gray line. among you is the first all-female command team, erin. you have a rhodes scholar. and josh proves that west point accuracy extends beyond the three-point line. to the entire class, let me reassure you in these final hours at west point, as commander in chief, i hereby absolve all cadets who are on restriction for minor conduct offenses. \[applause] let me just add that nobody ever did that for me when i was in school. [laughter] i know you join me in extending a word of thanks to your families. joe, whose son, james, is graduating, spoke for a whole lot of parents when he wrote me letter about the sacrifices you've made. deep inside, he wrote, we want to explode with pride at what they are committing to do in the service o

goes to the fact that he received a psychological discharge from the united states coast guard before seeking to join the united states army. why was that not flagged? that will be part of the story as we move forward. >>> plenty of jockeying on capitol hill today. house republicans have to decide who will replace eric cantor as the next majority leader. the race narrowed today, congressman jeb henceerling of texas and joe price said they wouldn't be in the race, kevin mccarthy of california may be in the strong position for the majority leader. cantor threw his support behind mccarthy saying his friend and fellow young gun should succeed him. another obstacle in his path, congressman pete sessions of texas who observers say doesn't have the political organization to beat mccarthy, but you've been hearing a lot of experts get very wrong over the past week, right? leadership elections next thursday. we're coming right back. stay with us. >> the dysfunctional obama administration is something worse than dysfunctional, mired in scandals, bergdahl, irs, policy failures and iraq syria and ukraine. >>> mort zuckerman to help sor

in the meantime on the nasdaq united states army celebrating it's 249th birthday.s were checking out reports of a shooting near turk and levenworth streets. they have not confirmed the identity of the victim. officers are not telling us about about the suspect or whether they have made an arrest. >> officials say terrorist is behind bars this morning. he once admitted he arranged the transfer of money he ran to finance bombings in the philippines. he is also charged with money loun der i laundering. he was captured in 2006 but escaped in 2007. >> majority leader, upset in the primary race. c cantor was expected to be next as leader in the house. >> a scramble indeed. he has lost or will likely lose this leadership position. we have never seen that happen before. he lost by double digits despite his polls saying that he was winning by 34%. the man who beat him david bratt who challenged cantor on the issue of immigration. nancy pelosi said this, a major victory for the tea party as the yet again pulled the republican party to the right. it is a whole new ballgame. s

state. a lot of army officers felt like, ok, i am a united states army officer representing the state of virginia. when virginia leaves the united states my oath to the united iates is not binding and so resigned my commission, because the only reason i am in the army is i represent the state of virginia. that is how they rationalize it. there is a federal-state relationship before the american civil war. both in the reality and the perceptions of army officers was much different than it is today. >> yes. i am interested in stuart's career in a sense -- i have read a lot about the civil war. a brandy stationof before gettysburg led to the fairly useless arrayed and finally to yellow tavern, when they were actually outnumbered, i guess by the north. anyway, his audacity was obviously a benefit -- sort of like custer's, but ended up being his downfall. that is probably a book right there. >> oh, there are several books. stuart is a character. i am not a stuart expert in the sense that they have a better trooper on average than the north. there is also undeniably a southern culture of combat or mart

coast guard and then moved to the united states army if he was discharged for psychological reasons. it's such an odd occurrence. we could have prevented this whole thing in the first place, but i do think he should be examined to see if he can stand trial by a medical professional. i do not see him getting any jail time, no matter what he says or no matter what happens. i do think he will have the protection of this white house regardless. >> i think you are right about that and dana, talk about the messaging here. what kind of message should they be putting out at this point, it seems like they are trying to set the table for some kind of mental instability defense, perhaps unstable to stand trial in his own defense and prepare a case. >> i think there's wo separate entities. i don't think the military and the white house on the same page here. i think it was the white house who made the decision to have the rose garden ceremony. second is the military, i think they have handled themselves very well. the care and treating of the family and now of our soldier that is back, even if h

he desert me, his platoon, and the united states army. >> joshua was a medic in bowe bergdahl's unit.ormer army sergeant evan was a squadron leader accusing bowe bergdahl of being responsible for the death and injuries of soldiers set out to find him. >> it's a spit in the face to the soldiers who died as a result to him leaving. >> one involved in the search was second lieutenant darren andrews. his twin jarrod blames bowe bergdahl for his brother's death. >> i have frustration that potentially he could be alive if bowe bergdahl hadn't left his post. we lost someone we loved very much and will never see him again. >> the controversy extends from the unit to the capital where senior officials joined in criticism of the obama administration. dianne fienstein said that she and five from told some may be september to qatar to get the release of bowe bergdahl. they objected. >> we should have been consulted, that the law should have been followed and i regret that that was the case. the detainees are in qatar. republican says some are responsible for deaths. the president needs to look th

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