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On fire? >> know, that part of it is missing. >> there is a hole and somebody went out? >> the airport is insight. good day. >> arizona republican congresswoman martha mc sally, retired air force col. who wants to honor shoes, yourself and aviator, what did you think when you heard this? >> she is my hero. she paved the way for me. i was a fighter pilot but she was a fighter pilot before. they b an aggressor but would not let her be in a combat unit. im grateful for her. when i saw what she did ...

Do phases because thats what the military is used to doing. and make that change and execute it in a way that creates a positive environment for everyone involved, to include the transgender people. that is not what the obama administration did. that was the 11th hour shot across the bough of social conservatism as an attempt to preserve some attempt of legacy of change and it didnt work. thats the problem at hand. steve: it sound like you were suggesting that president obama suggested this beca...

He is cocky and hell say things that are not true. i come back to the transgender thing. im so infuriated by it. because there are questions about women in combat, paying for certain operations. those are debated, i would say very seriously and in a dignified way over the last six, seven, eight years. dont ask/dont tell, and grappling with the tensions between the small combat unit an outpost and then the integration of the genders -- >> and we have been at war. >> it shows deeply though he thin...

We close this morning with a simple question. is it ever too late to honor a hero? waverly woodson fought in world war ii as part of the only black combat unit. now a new book is telling his story, and his widow is fighting to make sure his legacy is not forgotten. >> june 6th, 1944, dark. jerrys steel pill boxes on the cliff sliced us in two like a but butchers knife. >> waverly woodson was a medic in world war ii. a member of the only black combat unit at d-day. woodson took fire that day and ...

Just dont lose sight of it and remind yourself of why youre there and theyll be fine. >> lets fly at 30,000 feet. this is very significant. what do you think it will actually do for young women out there seeing this around the country who perhaps thought about a military career? >> i think it will motivate them. whats interesting about this is the whole notion about women in combat units. the army could have argued against women in combat units or done some intermediary thing like sticking women...

Soldiers. both women will now return to their posts which they held prior to training because they are not allowed to apply to the 75th ranger regiment because thats a combat regiment becaus that is a combat unit. but they will have this badge as we mentioned, the ranger badge they earned and we should point out they nay may not be the only women for long. one other women is currently in school. and if she completes the current phase shes in, sthooel graduate next month. >> second week of the nf...

Our shoulder like we had thinking to prove. >> griest had one thing in mind. >> be a better leader and improve myself. i feel i did that. >> both won respect of fellow male trainees. >> i went to school with shae and knew. >> throughout the course t army refused to lower male standards for two women. >> the ability to look around to peers and see they were sucking just as bad as i was kept me going. >> the two have earned the coveted ranger tab. theyre still barred from joining the elite regimen...

All go to the same classes. >> we have resume-writing closs. we perform mock interviews theyll create a bio and really start to showcase who they are. >> and theyre working towards that externship working towards that job once its over. youre going to have to work for your own success, but the point for this year is to come together and help each other. >> from the get-go it was like being in a combat unit. you know you had that kind of camaraderie. it felt like a family. it felt like being back...

Happen effectively. this is where we get into problems because how many more people do we need? do they say 300 is not enough and then it becomes more and more. >> okay. that gets us to our fears. what are our fears. the first main fear is you cant be standing next to me when im fighting and cant be exposed to the fight. lets be realistic. they will not be just advising. if they are in the bad stuff they have to get involved. >> they want to bush the advisers out to the brigade level, the basic ...

Over there. >> major general, whats the difference between these special ops advisers and troops on the ground? because most americans see this, you are sending people over, its actually troops on the ground going. >> i think the main difference is where they are going to be located and also when you talk about boots on the ground, when you are speaking to a military person, usually you are going to talk about a combat unit, something on the order of an army brigade with supporting arms and all ...