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Vermont National Guard first in U.S. to recruit women for combat 04 May 2021, 14 GMT+10 MONTPELIER, Vermont: The Vermont Army National Guard has become the first in the nation to recruit women into all combat units. While the U.S. Army accepts women into combat units, the Vermont actions allow for the direct recruitment of women into combat units, for the first time in U.S. history. "There is no doubt in my mind that the inclusion of women in our units makes us a more effective fighting force,"...

First in nation Vermont National Guard opens combat to women Robert Besser 04 May 2021, 14 GMT+10 The Vermont Army National Guard has become the first in the nation to recruit women into all combat units While the U.S. Army accepts women into combat units, the Vermont actions allow for the direct recruitment of women into combat units, for the first time in U.S. history In January, Vermonts National Guard authorized the 1st Squadron, 172nd Cavalry, 86th IBCT to become the first in the nation to...

Ask questions. we vent together. you hear the words, the rockets red glare and it ends and its just -- americas great. >> their oldest sister deployed to iraq in 2003 at the start of the war. some of her sisters took a little coaxing. >> i wasnt a very physically inclined person. i still struggle with throwing grenades. >> the middle sister is headed out on deployment this month and one is expecting her first baby. >> shepard: what do we know about the number number of womn serving in the milita...

After the trump administration tore up the nuclear deal a year ago and began its maximum pressure campaign. >> he does not want war. we will continue to communicate that message well doing the things that are necessary to protect american interests in the region. >> the u.s. military released 11 new photos yesterday of the attack on the two tankers taken from the u.s. navy helicopter over the japanese tanker pure none of the images show the iranians actually placing the mines. none of them from ...

Program sponsored by the department of veteran affairs to stem the epidemic of veterans suicides. 20 a day. >> i have not seen him in 9 years. its awesome to hang out. >> we have to say dude, i am struggling. nobody will judge you. we are here to help each other, man. i have had issues like a lot of you have. we owe it to ourselves. >> the idea of bringing combat units back together for a revon was the brain child of sarah whose husband was in this unit when he loves a leg in afghanistan and rec...

Weve had two of these retreats already, bring together combat unit and unit retreats. va provide resiliency training. rebuild accountability they have as combat unit and camaraderie. make sure they understand they are not alone. senior leadership of the combat units, you know what, it is already to not be all right. it is all right to seek the help you need. since weve done two so far, weve gotten eight guys who started to seek va and department of defense mental health help. >> that is very goo...

Died? and we really realized that this war that was happening at home many years after afghanistan, it weighed so deeply on our heart and thats why the independence fund believes in supporting our catastrophically wounded veterans, but all veterans who served in the combat units, we know theres no bond like those who served together. gillian: nick, tell us about the bond and serving along side michael and other men and women you served with in combat. why is that experience something that you ju...

Her personal tragedy. we need to work with i see nothing in this train but death. because of the military involvement ive lost my husband over there what im worth only of this government. the russian defense ministry gives an official toll of one hundred sixteen russian troops killed in syria. officially august husband dmitri is not among them alongside the regular troops for several private combat units from russia agas husband belong to one of them. but it wasnt just ten or twenty soldiers fro...

For so long that you come back, and i feel like you just kind of start to unravel a bit. and things just become hard, things become distant. things just kind of dont matter as much numb. >> cant say i hit rock bottom, but i saw the pebbles at the bottom of the well, you know? >> reporter: these soldiers will attend a reunion of all surviving members of their unit next month part of a joint v.a. initiative with the nonprofit independence fund, a three-day retreat to reconnect combat units and bac...

Had a curious e-mail from his things just dont matter as much anymore. team. what does that say? >> i cant say i hit rock bottom but i saw the pebbles at >> reporter: orourke, who will the bottom of the well. be at south by southwest for a reporter: the soldiers will attend a reunion of all surviving members of their unit next month. premier of a documentary about part of a joint va initiative with the nonprofit, independent his senate race. fund. in an e-mail it asked supporters a three-day ret...