Steve Walsh
As a military reporter, Steve Walsh delivers stories and features for TV, radio and the web.
Before coming to KPBS, Steve worked as a journalist in Northwest Indiana and Chicago. He hosted a daily public affairs show on Lakeshore Public Radio and was an original host and producer for the storytelling project Vocalo.org at WBEZ in Chicago. He has been a reporter on Back At Base, a collaboration between NPR and seven public radio stations that looks at veterans and the military.
He is a graduate of Indiana State University. He spent a large portion of his career as a print reporter for the Times of Northwest Indiana and the Post-Tribune in Gary, Indiana. At the Post-Tribune, he was embedded in Iraq twice. He was also an investigative reporter and covered the Indiana Statehouse during the term of three governors.
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The Marine Corps recently banned the confederate flag on military bases. It was the first step toward what the marine corps commandant called a difficult conversation about racism in the corps.
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In this COVID-19 era, the Marines are grappling with how much to clamp down on different aspects of military life. That's made for some surprising decisions — including keeping barber shops open.
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The Commandant of the Marine Corps is banning all confederate symbols from bases. It comes at a time when the corps is trying to become more inclusive.
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With the signing of a deal between the U.S. and Taliban, Afghanistan could be on the precipice of a new era. What will happen to the interpreters who put their lives at risk to work with U.S. forces?
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The military is struggling to improve living conditions in private military housing, despite widespread complaints about mold and mice. Provisions in the new Department of Defense budget may help.
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The Defense Department has confirmed that Navy SEAL Eddie Gallagher won't face a review panel that could have stripped him of his SEAL status. But what about three other SEALs who were implicated?
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The president championed the Navy SEAL's cause and restored him to his former rank. But days later, top Navy officials said Gallagher may lose his standing as a member of the elite fighting force.
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The Navy announced that all charges are being dropped against a SEAL commander in a case related to Eddie Gallagher.
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A Navy SEAL was acquitted of murder Tuesday in a case that involved the killing of a 17-year-old ISIS prisoner. The jury convicted him on one charge, posing with the body of the dead prisoner.
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A military jury in San Diego acquitted Navy SEAL Special Operations Chief Edward Gallagher of all but one count of war crimes, in a case revolving around the killing of a 17-year-old ISIS prisoner.