On Memorial Day, decorated veteran delivers message of citizenship Hundreds gathered at Fort Snelling National Cemetery Monday heard messages about duty and service and the meaning of citizenship in a speech from a soldier who is currently confronting his own death: Lt. Col. Mark Weber.May 27, 2013
Native American vets push for recognition Before World War II and in the decades since, tens of thousands of American Indians have enlisted in the Armed Forces to serve their country at a rate much greater than any other ethnicity. Yet, among all the monuments and statutes along the National Mall in Washington, D.C., not one stands in recognition. A grass-roots effort is brewing among tribes across the country to change that.May 26, 2013
'Lest We Forget': World War II Veterans History Project Memorial Day broadcast of a documentary featuring the voices of World War II veterans who tell us of their role as soldiers on D-Day, airmen in the Pacific, Marines on Iwo Jima, Navajo Code-Talkers, Tuskegee Airmen, Nazi concentration camp liberators, and more. The stories that changed their lives, and ours, forever.
Narrated by US Army veteran and former US Senator Max Cleland.Minnesota Public Radio News Presents, May 23, 2013
Obama to address drone policy in security speech President Barack Obama on Thursday is expected to address some of the thornier aspects of national security policy, including drone strikes, the prison at Guantanamo Bay and the dire threats Americans continue to face -- even from fellow citizens.May 23, 2013
British leader: 'Strong indication' London attack was terror related British Prime Minister David Cameron says there are "strong indications" that a brutal attack in London is terror-related. Two men attacked another man near a London military barracks on Wednesday.May 22, 2013
Military drone training comes to Camp Ripley The Minnesota Army National Guard showed off its new unmanned aircraft training facility at Camp Ripley today. The $4 million facility, the only one of its kind in the region, will improve training for National Guard soldiers who fly small drones to provide video surveillance.May 17, 2013
Rep. Tim Walz speaks about national security, civil liberties and drones U.S. Rep. Tim Walz, a Democrat who represents Minnesota's 1st Congressional District, told the audience during a recent speech at the University of Minnesota that if America cares about national security, it needs to maintain moral authority in the world and address the complex issues involved in the use of drones.Minnesota Public Radio News Presents, May 17, 2013
Sentencings approach in Somali terror case Nine people convicted in a government investigation of terror recruitment and financing for an al-Qaida-linked group in Somalia are to be sentenced this week in U.S. District Court in Minneapolis.May 12, 2013
Citing 'rot' in ranks, Air Force sidelines 17 ICBM officers The Air Force stripped an unprecedented 17 officers of their authority to control nuclear missiles after a string of unpublicized failings, including a remarkably dim review of their unit's launch skills. The group's deputy commander said it is suffering "rot" within its ranks.May 8, 2013
Report: Most military sexual assault cases go unreported Sexual assaults across the military are a growing epidemic. In releasing a massive report Tuesday, Pentagon leaders continued to struggle with how to combat the problem and give victims enough confidence in the system to come forward.May 8, 2013
Guantanamo hunger strikers are being force fed Almost two-thirds of the prisoners at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba are on a hunger strike. The Navy sent dozens of extra medics this week to care for them, and to force-feed some of them.May 2, 2013
Obama's remarks spur calls for more leadership on Syria President Barack Obama told reporters that he's not sure who used chemical weapons in Syria. If it were established that Bashar Assad were responsible, he said, the U.S. would have to rethink its options.The Daily Circuit, April 29, 2013