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>> thats the saddest thing i have ever seen. paul, we have already got machines that can independently search for enemy fire and destroy incoming projectiles. this is happening whether we like it or not, right? >> absolutely. humans are better at making decisions than machines. if you have a robot general you want them to have feeling and understand. but it would be better at drafting their draft folder or e-mail. i think you have to consider both sides of the argument. >> so the pentagon direct...

>> richards was discharged from the army with a traumatic brain injury. he is now trying the experimental treatment of pressurized air in a hyperbaric chamber this because he says the veterans administration was not helping him get back to who he was. >> the line was that this far after your-- after the blast event, theres really no expectation of improvement. the best you can hope for is to find something called a new normal. >> from the abundant use of roadside bombs by enemies in iraq and afg...

Enemy fire. -pt services are aware of it. the army is doing something about it. fort campbell is a base that has established a specialized treatment center forehead injuries and all of the complications that go witness. they call it the war resiliency center. unless you have a visible severe wound you dont need help -rblgs th. the other is a fear of getting kicked out of the service. >> i waited so long to get help too. i was scared. i was going to be medical here retired. the army is something ...

Bonding was critical. >> if you want to make a combat unit ineffective, assign some women to it. >> reporter: but like it or not, they were ordered to change. since thenner the 46-year-old leavitt has logged more than 2,700 hours. 300 in combat over iraq and afghanistan. dropping bombs on enemy targets and avoiding enemy fire. leavitt now trains others for combat, commanding a 5,000-person fighter wing. this day, a mock bombing raid in the skies over north carolina. >> what the jets do first is ...

Surrounded and outnumbered by the . he exposed himself to enemy fire by stepping in a clearing to call for reenforcements. for his sacrifice lieutenant murphy posthumously received the medal of honor. the commander of the destroyer said that ship is ready for today. uss michael murphy is in commission and i am in command . [applause] the ceremony honoring his heroism taking place in ground zero. and law makers and military dig natarries were there to pay tribute. this is particularly touching fo...

Will tell you they like to have this debate take place at a better hour of the day because getting up just before dawn to watch it is tough. the reason for that is because of how hard theyre working out here. here is just some of what weve been seeing the last --. this is a glimpse of afghanistan of the future. it has been a kinetic war for the u.s. and nato forces and now it is being turned over to the afghans. this unit right here is a afghan special forces unit accompanied by u.s. special for...

Police have not released his name or any possible motive. among the dead is the owner of the braille sign somey and a ups driver. an amazing piece of battlefield video. it involves an american soldier in a firefight with the taliban. not only does he live to tell the tale. he caught the battle on his helmet cam and posted sit online to show the world what our troops are up against. >> reporter: the video is not easy to watch. it gives an idea what our men and women in afghanistan are going throu...

>> i cant bring my baby back. he died doing a good thing, but thats not no consolation to me cause hes not coming back. >> gretchen: nelson was just 28 years old. he earned his purple heart after being hit by enemy fire in iraq. the accused shooter is now behind bars. >> brian: pregame prayers no longer allowed at harrelson county high school in georgia. the school board is stopping the prayer thats been happening for 15 years because of a atheist group cystagon constitutional and threatened to ...

>> you had michelle obama and like lady gaga ask bill clinton like elvis and tonight justin bieber ask michael jackson and prince roll would up together. >> steve: they cancelled the big stadium but it was beautiful outside and not a cloud in the sky. not a rain cloud in the sky. >> gretchen: well do head lines for you. a true american hero killed trying to save a life. david nelson was visiting friend no, sir destroit when a car pulled up and start tod shoot a girl. nelson was killed . he earne...

Copilotting my blackhawk north of baghdad when we started taking enemy fire. a rocket propelled grenade hit our helicopter, exploding in my lap, ripping off one leg, crushing the other, and tearing my right arm apart. but i kept trying to fly until i passed out. and that moment, my survival and the survival of my entire crew depended on all of us pulling together. even though they were wounded themselves and insurgents were nearby, they simply refused to leave a fallen comrade behind. their hero...