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Scrutiny we thought the media would be concerned about. >> but it was just a month ago on october 9th that he said i was offered a full scholarship to west point, got to meet general westmoreland, go to congressional medal of honor dirns but decided my pathway would be medicine. that was a month ago today. how do you explain? >> i think that in his view, it is accurate that he was offered admittance to west point. >> deana, was he vetted or nominated? he was offered admittance because there's a vetting process and you have to be nominated by a military or government official. >> because of the...

Decision by congress to repeal "don't ask, don't tell" and a statement released by the university yesterday, he said the rotc's return to harvard is good for the university, good for the military and good for the country and together we've made a decision to enrich the experience open to harvard's under graduates, and make the military better and our nation stronger, because with exposure comes understanding and through understanding comes strength. and this means that harvard university will once again fund the program and continue the partnership with mit that allowed university students to ...

Half past the hour and it's time to check some of the stories you may have missed. new information on the man charged with killing two u.s. troops outside the frankfurt airport. german authorities say the 22-year-old is a muslim who only recently got radicalized. during his interrogation, he allegedly confessed and said he attacked the troops as revenge for the war in afghanistan. according to the german intelligence, he has links to radical islamists, but insists he acted alone. harvard university is about to end its ban on the rotc. the military training program hasn't had a formal presenc...

Sergeant anthony maschek. you are a student there at columbia. they were having this town hall. they were talking about bringing rotc back. you decided you wanted to speak. what happened there? >> there was big reaction from the crowd. there was laughter and some name calling. >> and somebody called you a racist. >> that's what i've been told. >> i don't get that! i don't get from what you said where they would get that. >> i don't think i said anything racially charged. i think i was just giving a warning that not everybody likes americans sometimes. that's what happens. >> you had a chance t...