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Published: 01/7/11

Chief of Staff: Army 'Looking' at Allowing Women in Combat

By  Sharon Weinberger - AOL News
Chief of Staff: Army 'Looking' at Allowing Women in Combat

The Army is taking another look at restrictions that prohibit women from serving in units involved in front-line combat, according to the Army's outgoing chief of staff. "We're looking at revising the policy," Gen. George Casey said at an event in northern Virginia Thursday morning, Military.com reported. "We've had some work going on for a while, and that'll double back up to the secretary, I would think, in the next couple of months." Women can serve in roles that support combat units but are restricted from infantry and jobs expected to bring them into direct combat. However, the ...

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Published: 12/3/10

Joint Chiefs Split on 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' Repeal

By  David Wood - Politics Daily
Joint Chiefs Split on 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' Repeal

As expected, the Marine Corps commandant, Gen. James Amos, recommended against repeal of the ban on gays serving openly in the armed forces. Testifying Friday before the Senate Armed Services Committee, Amos said he could not "turn my back'' on the 45 percent of Marines who expressed negative views of repealing "Don't ask, don't tell" in a year-long Pentagon survey. "The young men and women who volunteer to be Marines do so with honorable and patriotic intensions, and even vast differences in background, beliefs or personalities can be bridged,'' Amos told the Senate Armed Services ...

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Published: 11/5/10

Fort Hood Remembers: One Year After Rampage

By  Deborah Hastings - AOL News
Fort Hood Remembers: One Year After Rampage

(Nov. 5) -- One year ago, a gunman went on a rampage at Fort Hood, killing 13 and wounding more than 30 in a tragedy that was memorialized today by the Army's highest-ranking officer and its top civilian. Gen. George Casey, the Army's chief of staff, and Army Secretary John McHugh led a remembrance ceremony this afternoon at the massive installation near Killeen, Texas. More than 50 soldiers and civilians whose actions "went above and beyond the call of duty" were honored. "It's a chapter in this Army that no matter how many tears may fall will never, ever be washed away and will be part of ...

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Published: 03/11/10

'Brothers at War' Documentary Explores Iraq's Impact on a Family

By  Emily Miller - Politics Daily
'Brothers at War' Documentary Explores Iraq's Impact on a Family

The Washington screening of "Brothers at War" Wednesday night brought the mostly military crowd to thunderous applause and to tears. U.S. Army Chief of Staff Gen. George Casey introduced the movie as "a story about a great American family . . . a great Army family. It portrays not only the sacrifices that the men and women in our armed forces make, but it also ties into the impact on the families, and that is less well known." In the documentary film, director Jake Rademacher follows the lives of his brothers Isaac and Joe, who have served repeated tours in Iraq and Afghanistan. Rademacher ...

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