Yuccas plus resilience soars. Four astronauts blast off on a historic mission. At the masters a spring time classic gets a new fall winner. And a new museum tells the u. S. Soldiers story. Im looking at everything from the past to the present. This is the cbs weekend news. Yuccas good evening, im jamie yuccas in los angeles. Today nearly two weeks after the election President Trump acknowledged president elect joe bidens victory. It happened in this tweet. Mr. Trump writing he won but then he quickly took it back in following tweets. America now confronts two intercepting dilemmas. A president who refuses to accept defeat and a pandemic out of control. Look at this. New infections are surging. On saturday more than 16 3,000 new cases were reported. And deaths yesterday 1300. Well get to all of that in a moment. But first breaking news from the Kennedy Space center. Three, two, one, zero, ignition, liftoff. Incredible. Tonight four astronauts lifted off aboard a spacex rocket on an hist
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While this year presented many challenges due to an ongoing pandemic, Soldiers continued to be resilient when faced with uncertainty. Soldiers helped on the frontlines in the COVID-19 response and also kept the peace during times of civil unrest.
An Army Ranger also received the military’s highest honor, while another Medal of Honor recipient left a legacy of selfless service behind following his battle with cancer.
Below are some of the most notable Soldier stories of the year:
Soldiers on COVID-19 frontlines
Thousands of Soldiers, like Maj. Erin Velazquez, were called on to support the nation’s ongoing fight against COVID-19. She led one of the Army Reserve’s Urban Augmentation Medical Task Forces that rapidly deployed starting in March to help exhausted health care workers at civilian hospitals.