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A reporter's lessons from traveling with US Special Forces

A journalist embedded with Special Forces in dangerous regions concluded mental acuity matters more than military hardware; Congress presumably still considering the point.

On air: Hank Ledger, Gloria Vance and Vera Bullock on Meet the Pressure
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Photo: United States Army · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
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Photo: United States Army Special Forces
Photo: United States Army · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

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  1. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorHere is the story we hinted at.

  2. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorA journalist embedded with US Special Forces in some of the most dangerous parts of the world, and the New York Post has what he learned.

  3. Gloria Vance · World News AnchorHis answer to the best weapon question is the one between your ears. Judgment over hardware.

  4. Gloria Vance · World News AnchorI have heard that from soldiers in places I was asked to leave.

  5. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorYour mind. My guess was good energy. Close.

  6. Gloria Vance · World News AnchorNot close, Vera.

  7. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThe piece is a first-person account. It does not say what the trips cost or where every one of them went.

  8. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorSo the lesson is think before you act. Somebody tell Congress.

  9. Gloria Vance · World News AnchorCongress would say it was considering.

  10. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorSports now. Rex, did anyone on your bench ever use the weapon between the ears?

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