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In dallas when pilots alerted the tower something is really wrong. >> give me instructions again. we have issues on board with our aircraft and we need to get back to the gate immediately. someone is going crazy in the back. >> well, the attendant admits she forgot to take her bipolar medication and she was eventually restrained by other flight attendants and passengers. shes now on medical leave. brand new details unfolding in the case of missing ft. bragg schedule kelly bordeau. they are namin...

Colgan, he also suffered a traumatic brain injury on the battlefield himself. welcome, gentlemen. nick, let me start with you. you suffered tbi. what does that involve exactly? how did you experience yours and what are soldiers going through in this situation? >> i was a medic with the 82nd airborne based out of ft. bragg, north carolina. i deployed to afghanistan for 15 months. on a deployment i did a lot of good, helped save a friend shot in the head and my unit was responsible for the rescuin...

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Msnbc contributor colonel jack jacobs will be with us as we bring you live coverage from the end of baghdad for the end of mission ceremony. president obama and the first lady were at fort bragg, north carolina, paying tribute to our troops. all but around 150 u.s. service members will be out of iraq by the new year. kristen welker reports. >> hello, ft. bragg. >> reporter: appearing before a sea of members at ft. bragg, the president and the first lady marked a pivotal moment in the nashs histo...

It had a very unexpected ending, this story. i did not see this coming. i dont think the audience saw this coming. not from the way they reacted. this is not how i thought this story would end. >> as americans, we have a responsibility to learn from your service. im thinking of an example, lieutenant alvin shell who was based here at ft. bragg. a few years ago on a supply route outside baghdad, he and his team were engulfed by flames from an rpg attack. covered with gasoline, he ran into the fir...

So like wesley autry, the new york city subway hero, or daniel hernandez, congressional intern who helped save the live of congresswoman gabby giffords. the speech writers come up with a way to fit the personal story of the hero into the speech. the person gets recognition at the big speech event. its a way we model he e row roism for the whole country. i do not resent this at all. i think its cool. when presidents speak to military audiences, theres a variation on this, where they highlight the...