Focus on the Family Daily Broadcast
Turning hearts toward home
June 3, 2008
The Challenges Facing Today's Military (Part 1 of 2)

Elaine Donnelly, President of the Center for Military Readiness, discusses some of the challenges faced by our nation's military. Among the issues addressed are homosexuals and women serving in the armed forces, and anti-military protests. (Part 1 of 2)
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Guest Biography
Elaine Donnelly is the president of the Center for Military Readiness, an independent public policy organization that concentrates on military personnel issues. She has written articles about the military which have appeared in national newspapers such as the Washington Post and USA Today. In 1984, Elaine was appointed by Defense Secretary Caspar Weinberger to the Defense Advisory Committee on Women in the Services, and in 1992, President George H.W. Bush appointed her to the Presidential Commission on the Assignment of Women in the Armed Forces. Elaine and her husband, Terry, reside in Michigan and have two grown daughters.
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