61° Mostly CloudyVeterans And Their Stories Take Off With San Diego Honor Flight
- May 24
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More than 90 veterans took off for Washington D.C. today with San Diego Honor Flight to mark Memorial Day.
Craft Breweries Debut New Beer On Memorial Day To Raise Money For Military Families
- May 24
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Stone Brewing Co. in Escondido is one of nine craft breweries nationwide that helped create Homefront IPA, a new beer debuting Memorial Day. Proceeds from the sale of the beer will be donated to Operation Homefront.
Military Commissaries To Close Mondays Due To Sequestration
- May 24
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The effects of sequestration are about to hit home for many military families. The Pentagon announced today most military commissaries will soon be closed on Mondays.
Memorial Day Observed At Arlington With 'Flags In' (Video)
- May 24
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For more than 40 years, the 3rd Infantry Regiment, also known as the Army's "Old Guard," has placed American flags on each of the 260,000 gravestones at Arlington National Cemetery ahead of the Memorial Day weekend in a ceremony known as "flags in."
Housing Commission Announces More Help For Homeless Veterans
- May 24
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Soon 185 fewer homeless veterans will be stuck on San Diego's streets. The city's housing commission announced it will receive that many more vouchers this year, but its more than just a housing voucher program.
Revised Stolen Valor Act Awaits Obama's Signature
- May 23
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The Stolen Valor Act has cleared both the Senate and House, and now awaits President Obama's signature to become law. The measure would make it a federal crime for someone to benefit financially from lying about having earned military medals.
State Capitol Flags Lowered For California Plane Crash Victims
- May 22
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Governor Brown has ordered flags above the state capitol lowered to half-staff to honor Air Force Capt. Victoria Pinckney and Tech Sgt. Herman Mackey III, who were killed when their plane crashed in Kyrgyzstan on May 3.
Marines Raise U.S. Flag Over Oklahoma Tornado Rubble (Video)
- May 22
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A group of U.S. Marines who were on hand in Moore, Oklahoma to help with search and rescue efforts created a scene of hope and support amid the destruction by raising an American flag found in the rubble.
Honeybees: The New Secret Weapon In Detecting Land Mines? (Video)
- May 21
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It's better to bee safe than to bee sorry. That's the attitude of a group of Croatian researchers who are training honeybees to detect the thousands of buried land mines hidden all over the Balkan country.
Soldiers Killed In Afghan Suicide Car Bomb Attack ID'ed (Video)
- May 21
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Two young soldiers from the U.S. territory of Guam lost their lives in suicide car bomb attack near Kabul, Afghanistan on May 16. Killed were: Sgt. Eugene M. Aguon, 23, of Mangilao, Guam, and Spc. Dwayne W. Flores, 22, of Sinajana, Guam.
National Guard Uses Thermal Imaging In Search For Oklahoma Tornado Victims (Video)
- May 21
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More than 240 members of the Oklahoma National Guard are scouring the devastation for signs of life in Moore, Oklahoma, where a deadly tornado virtually flattened the town and killed at least 24 people - seven of them children.
Navy-Trained Dolphins Find Rare Torpedo Off San Diego Coast
- May 21
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Navy-trained dolphins have discovered a rare 19th-century torpedo off San Diego's coast.
Arrest Made In Killing Of Southern California Army Veteran (Video)
- May 20
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Maribel Ramos had served in the Army for eight years and was just weeks away from earning her degree at Cal State Fullerton when she went missing earlier this month. Her body was discovered late last week, and now her roommate has been arrested for her murder.
Navy Dolphins Make Surprising Find Off Coronado Coast (Video)
- May 20
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Two Navy dolphins trained to search for underwater explosives made a surprising discovery off the coast of Coronado. Using their keen dolphin sonar, "Ten" and "Spetz" found an extremely rare 19th century Howell torpedo.
Two Southern California Soldiers Killed In Afghanistan (+Video)
- May 20
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Army Sgt. 1st Class Jeffrey C. Baker, 29, of Hesperia, and Spc. William J. Gilbert, 24, of Hacienda Heights were killed May 14 during an improvised explosive device blast in Afghanistan.
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