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The military-civilian divide

Broadcast: Midmorning, 10/25/2010, 10:06 a.m.

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Secretary of Defense Robert Gates recently gave a speech in which he warned about the growing divide between the military and civilian world, and the creation of a military leadership that has less and less in common with the people it has sworn to defend. Midmorning examines the military-civilian divide and its repercussions.

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  • Pete Hegseth: is executive director of Veterans for Freedom. He served one year long tour in Iraq with the 101st airborne.
  • Bruce Fleming: professor of english at the U.S. Naval Academy and author of "Bridging the Military-Civilian Divide."

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