at ft. hood where they are in deep grief and sympathy for human life. we have ignored it now for a long time, that there are people out there doing violent things not getting adequate services. within the military, we ve been talking to iraq and afghanistan war veterans as i know you have as well. they are suffering and these are the combat veterans. this man was not, this soldier, we understand had been in iraq for four months, not in any combat unit that anybody knows about. he was helping in the withdrawal. but our combat veterans are seriously in need of help. there are 22 suicides a day. and there s still a backlog at the va, they are not getting the help they need. this gentleman was. we cut the backlog significantly at va and believe the backlog will be gone within the next year to two years.
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shoulder is killing me. i m like really. how different is it for these guys to have girls in there? not much different at all. when you re under fire you see a person, same uniform, same helmet. you re looking for them to cover you. now is a lot more encouraging, more of a team. i feel like we re part of the team now. i think they think so too. if you have a daughter, what do you think she ll think about this? i think it s going to be a tpwraeut story to tell a great story to tell, don t give up, you can do whatever you want to do. just keep going. going to be a great story to tell. the pentagon said they want females in every combat unit by 2016. some of these women could be the very first. they are now eligible to start applying for navy positions. gretchen: i think when they re all in their gear you don t even know if it s a man or woman. one guy said once the
curators insist the finger can be restored. too bad i say not a hand surgeon. it is 47 minutes after the hour. still ahead the video of a bus beating horrifying viewers across the country. this morning critics are wondering where the outrage is from civil rights groups. we will report on this and you can decide. tiger woods is used to sinking puts b butputts but a house? what s coming up on fox & friends ? michelle mal pin will be joining us as she does every thursday. bob matthews is going to answer your real estate questions. anna kooiman talks about what it takes to be a woman in a combat unit. talking about the mother and father who just had their 12th son. will their lucky 13 be the baby girl they have been trying for? plus today are you in it to win it? this morning our great american game show week continues. the great shadow stevens will
japanese americans and african-americans in world war ii or women in combat, we ve benefited as a nation. this is a good thing because they have a better pool, a bigger pool of people who want to do this. it s going to help women in the services. it s not just combat time. it s command time of a combat unit, alex. it s being a battalion commander of a combat unit, brigade commander, division commander. you won t get command of a division like the first armored division, first infantry division unless you have command time as a brigade commander. right now the only ones who can do that are the ones in aviation or some in air defense artillery. you ve left out all these women. if you don t have that in your resume of having served as a brigade level or higher combat unit, you re not going to get as competitive a look when it comes to trying to pin on your first star or second star. you re not going to get through what we call the brass ceiling.