Kristen L. Rouse
1st Lieutenant in the Army National Guard and Former Sergeant for the 10th Mountain Division 2006-7
Kristen L. Rouse appears in the following:
Updates on Afghanistan
Monday, August 16, 2021
Discussing the latest on the situation in Afghanistan.
The President's Transgender Military Ban
Thursday, July 27, 2017
President Trump announced that transgender people will not be allowed in the military. The founding director of the NYC Veterans Alliance discusses who this affects and what it means.
The Complex Relationship of Presidents & Generals
Thursday, January 09, 2014
Throughout American history tensions have often flared between the Commander in Chief and his top military brass. But the relationship between the current president and the military m...
Veterans Weigh In on U.S. Intervention in Syria
Tuesday, September 03, 2013
As Congress and the country deliberates on U.S. involvement in Syria, we turn to veterans of America's recent wars in Iraq and Afghanistan to find out how they feel about the prospect...
A Bumpy Road? Karzai Walks Away From Peace Talks
Wednesday, June 19, 2013
In Afghanistan, peace talks with the Taliban have already broken down. We explore the idea of talking to your enemy and whether the Afghan government should engage in talks with the T...
Women Granted the Right to Serve in Combat
Thursday, January 24, 2013
In a landmark decision that overturns a 1994 ruling, Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta has lifted the military’s ban on women in combat. The move will make hundreds of thousands of fr...
Back from Afghanistan, Soldiers Look to a New Year and New Life
Thursday, December 30, 2010
All week long we're talking with some of our favorite guests from the past year about the year that was, and what they foresee in the year ahead. Today we're having a conversation with our friend Kristen Rouse. Rouse is a first lieutenant in the Army National Guard, and a veteran of the war in Afghanistan. She returned from her most recent deployment two weeks ago.
'We Will Never Forget'
Monday, May 31, 2010
During the long, dusty convoy from my base in the mountains of Paktya province, Afghanistan, to Bagram Airfield, it never occurred to me that I’d be returning to the emotional moments of my first deployment here. This is what I am thinking about this Memorial Day here in Afghanistan.
Afghanistan: From the Headlines to the Frontlines
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
Hot on the heels of a recently-released report in which Afghanistan commander General McChrystal said the U.S. mission in Afghanistan "will likely result in failure" without calling u...
Obama to Address VFW Convention
Monday, August 17, 2009
President Obama stops in Phoenix today to address the annual convention for Veterans of Foreign Wars. Washington Examiner reporter Julie Mason gives us a preview of what they can expe...
The Takeaway's Health Care Roundtable
Wednesday, July 22, 2009
The Takeaway is hosting a roundtable discussion of what health care reform should look like. Todd Zwillich, The Takeaway’s Washington correspondent, sets the scene for the president's...
Roundtable: Previewing Obama's Press Conference
Wednesday, July 22, 2009
Tonight President Barack Obama holds a prime time press conference. The main topic is likely to be health care reform, but topics such as unemployment, the economy, and Afghanistan ar...
'I Will Always Remember You'
Monday, May 25, 2009
“We lost Pena.” The words went through me like a lightning bolt, and the moment I heard them is frozen in my mind like a photograph: me, standing next to my desk in my supply office ...
Those Who Serve: Soldiers Tell Us about Memorial Day
Monday, May 25, 2009
In honor of those who serve, The Takeaway talks to current and former servicemen and women to ask what Memorial Day means to them. They remember fallen comrades, pay tribute to the li...
What stop-loss means for the vets who've dealt with it
Friday, March 20, 2009
Kristen L. Rouse served in Afghanistan in 2006 and is a member of Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America (IAVA)
I remember being at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, in the fall of 2...
Seeking a solution, Sharia law in Pakistan causes problems
Tuesday, March 17, 2009
In an attempt to quell the fighting with Taliban militants, the government in Pakistan's embattled Swat Valley has agreed to allow the extremely conservative Sharia religious law to b...
