expected to wind down in a year s time, but for now, american troops remain in harm s way. the body of terry gordon was returned to the u.s. thursday night. one of six u.s. soldiers killed in the aftermath of a helicopter crash in southern afghanistan. in the 12 years america has been at war, 4410 have been killed. i want to turn to david finkle, author of thank you for your service. chuck hagel was talking about the commitment of service members. we have a responsibility to all those who serve in afghanistan today. and all who have sacrificed there for more than 12 years. especially those who gave their
0 intelligence community, but others in government and outside of government, how we might apply and incorporate their recommendations and i m going to make a pretty definitive statement about this in january. so, what can we expect to see from the administration? peter alexander is working in honolulu where the president is vacationing for the next couple of weeks. hello to you, and tell us, what changes can we possibly look forward to with the president and these nsa surveillance programs? not to worry. i think we ll make a dip in the ocean before this trip is over. it is a working vacation for the president, but we ll keep a close eye on things, including this nsa conversation. the president is going to be signing off on some major changes as to how the u.s. gathers intelligence. that could include making it so that the nsa is not the one that stores that significant data, girls out for a little bit of shaved ice. there are no public events scheduled during the course of the tim
silverman, omar. ford, terry gordon and jesse williams lost their lives when their helicopter crashed on tuesday. five of the six soldiers trained together and were based in kansas. it s the largest loss of life in afghanistan in nearly six months. the russian president touched on a number of hot button topics in his news conference. it it resembles one of apple s keynote addresses. this instance 1300 journalists were in attendance jock keeg for position to ask him a question. putin defended his opinion of the lgbt community and eased criticism of his record on human rights saying he will release one of his fiercest critics behind bars for a decade. he will also pardon a group of green peace protesters and two members of the all female punk rock group. he also brushed aside questions on edward snowden saying he s
already there. we stressed that those responsible for atrocities must be held account able. that s an important element to future violence and cycles of violence. we now know the identities of six u.s. soldiers killed in afghanistan. the single largest lost for our military in afghanistan in six months. 19-year-old sergeant peter bowler was the helicopter s crew chief, the oldest of three children from willow spring, north carolina. he came from a long line of soldiers. 30-year-old staff sergeant jesse lee williams, his third deployment to afghanistan. williams leaves behind a 6-year-old daughter madison who he met for the first time in 2008 while home on leave from iraq. specialist terry gordon from mississippi, he was only 22 years old. 35-year-old chief warrant officer joshua silverman called
the u.s. military role beyond the end of 2014 is in limbo because the after gan president hamid karzai has refused to sign an agreement that would keep 8,000 to 10,000 u.s. troops there after 2014. maybe even until 2024. here s an update to a story we brought you earlier in the week. six american soldiers were killed when their helicopter crashed in afghanistan on tuesday. one soldier survived. the cause is under investigation and the pentagon has now released the names of the dead. let me read them to you. 34-year-old randy billings of heavener, oklahoma. 29-year-old peter bowler of willow spring, north carolina. 28-year-old omar ford ef-of marietta, georgia. 22-year-old terry gordon of massachusetts, 35-year-old joshua officerman of scottsdale, arizona and 30 years request jesse williams of elkhart, indiana. we end our deepest condolences