RPT: Soldiers say military's medical system failed them

An investigative report from the Associated Press revealed that multiple U.S. service members wounded in the recent conflict with Iran feel abandoned by a military medical system that has forced them to advocate entirely for their own care. Speaking on the record, nine active-duty service members detailed severe systematic failures following a deadly drone strike in Kuwait. In the immediate chaos of that attack, troops had to rely on basic first aid and Google searches just to locate the nearest local hospital. The subsequent treatment was marred by bureaucratic red tape and minimized trauma, they said. One soldier with a shrapnel wound that severed an artery said he was denied entry into a major regional U.S. military hospital because his injuries were not deemed serious enough, resulting in his discharge to nearby barracks with instructions to schedule his own outpatient visits. Another soldier, who underwent surgery to remove shrapnel from his head, said he waited over four months just to receive his MRI results. Associated Press reporter Julie Watson and national security analyst Hal Kempfer join LiveNOW's Austin Westfall to discuss.