The death toll has climbed to 58, doubling since August. The Pentagon is reporting 52 deaths so far, none of them among fully vaccinated troops. Of 46 deaths so far, none have occurred in troops who are fully vaccinated against COVID-19. Eleven troops died in August, more than twice the previous monthly high. The Pfizer vaccine will be the first to become requiring for service members. The COVID-19 mortality rate for troops has grown 25 times in the past few months. Mask mandates are back at certain DoD facilities. The Marine Corps' rate has increased since March, though it's still well behind the other services. In 1971, Gravel led a one-man filibuster to protest the Vietnam-era draft and he read into the Congressional Record 4,100 pages of the leaked Pentagon Papers. Numbers show the Navy has the highest vaccination rate, the Army the lowest. Load More