Gregory Bull
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AP
Around a dozen local veterans showed up to San Diego federal immigration court Wednesday to support a former Afghan journalist at his hearing.
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Gen. Robert Neller expressed sympathy but few solutions to a Marine spouse concerned about the pace of deployment that remains high 17 years after Sept. 11, 2001. -
The Navy has worked out an agreement to film on North Island and other bases along the West Coast. Filming is set to get underway in September. -
Though medical marijuana is legal in most states, the Department of Veterans Affairs will neither recommend nor prescribe it because of a longstanding federal law. -
A 32-year-old National City native died in a noncombat-related incident Tuesday while deployed in Afghanistan with the U.S. Army, the Pentagon announced Wednesday. -
The $50 million is earmarked for affordable housing and permanent homes for formerly homeless individuals. Observers say it is far short of what is needed to make serious progress toward housing San Diego's unsheltered population. -
KPBS Midday EditionVeterans advocates say the Department of Veterans Affairs failed to publicize a program created last year. It allows veterans with other-than-honorable discharges to receive 90 days of mental health care from the VA. -
Families hope advances in DNA technology and thawing U.S./North Korean relations will help the government recover and identify long-missing remains of service members. -
Secretary of Defense James Mattis will visit San Diego Moday while on a trip that includes stops in New Delhi and Abu Dhabi. -
KPBS Midday EditionVeterans now make up less than 20 percent of Congress, compared with about 75 percent in the 1960s. Some high-profile candidates are trying to reverse that trend. -
A new Google search tool will allow service members transitioning to civilian life to include their military occupational specialty code to find jobs that match their skills.
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