'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' report released today - Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates will conduct a press briefing at 11 a.m. today at the Pentagon to discuss the public release of the report addressing ramifications if DADT is repealed. Disabled veterans forced to rely on parents for caregiver duties - America's young soldiers are returning home with horrific war injuries. Parents, and even grandparents, are stepping into the role of full-time caregiver. Marine Corps to reassess how it prepares troops for life after war - Each year, Dan Clouse oversees the about-face of nearly 7,000 Camp Pendleton Marines, trying to turn men and women who've been at war for years into regular citizens ready to work in the civilian world. VA blocking websites and filtering access to information - 'Controversial opinions' are verboten. US-led war in Afghanistan now longer than the Soviets' futile campaign - After nine years and 50 days of battle, troops are making some gains against Taliban insurgents in pockets of the restive south and east of the country, but progress remains uneven and violence is at an all-time high, the Pentagon admitted.
