Good evening. As the president s defense secretary prepares to leave office, he is leaving behind, with the bosss permission, a huge change to the u. S. Military. The announcement officially today from the pentagon, women will soon be able to serve in direct combat units. While its been happening slowly in the field on its own for years during our dual wars of this last decade, and while it will open a huge number of jobs and Career Pathways for the women who volunteer to serve this country in uniform, it is a huge change in military tradition. A change in the tanks and in the trenches. A change announced at the highest levels today. Its where we begin tonight with our pentagon correspondent, jim miklaszewski. Jim, good evening. Reporter president obama praised the pentagons decision to open combat roles to women. And of the 152 u. S. Service women who died in iraq and afghanistan, he called them patriots, whose sacrifices show that valor knows no gender. With the stroke of a pen, defe
Secretary prepares to leave office, he is leaving behind, with the bosss permission, a huge change to the u. S. Military. The announcement officially today from the pentagon, women will soon be able to serve in direct combat units. While its been happening slowly in the field on its own for years during our dual wars of this last decade, and while it will open a huge number of jobs and Career Pathways for the women who volunteer to serve this country in uniform, it is a huge change in military tradition. A change in the tanks and in the trenches. A change announced at the highest levels today. Its where we begin tonight with our pentagon correspondent, jim miklaszewski. Jim, good evening. Reporter president obama praised the pentagons decision to open combat roles to women. And of the 152 u. S. Service women who died in iraq and afghanistan, he called them patriots, whose sacrifices show that valor knows no gender. With the stroke of a pen, defense secretary leon panetta and joint chie
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