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Some immigrant U.S. Army reservists and recruits who enlisted in the military with a promised path to citizenship are being abruptly discharged, the Associated Press has learned. -
VA suicide data shows California slightly ahead of the curve, but the suicide rate among veterans remains high both in the state and around the country. -
San Diego County’s Urban League hosted a salute to African-American military leaders. One of those leaders, who made naval history, is retired Admiral Larry Cleveland Chambers. He commanded the USS Midway. -
The Navy is working to determine what caused the death of an active-duty sailor found in a barracks attached to the Naval Medical Center San Diego. -
More than 800 homeless veterans and their families are expected to participate in the 31st annual Stand Down intervention beginning Friday. -
A group of Hancock Elementary School kids got a special treat at summer camp this year: they spent the day with rescued horses at Blue Apple Ranch in Ramona. -
As the Senate considers Robert Wilkie's nomination for VA secretary, veterans groups worry that the agency's leadership gap has slowed its work. -
For U.S. service personnel in Iraq and Afghanistan, "taking out the trash" often meant burning it. Veterans' groups say those trash fires are now creating health problems for vets. -
During the Cold War, U.S. planes accidentally dropped nuclear bombs on the East Coast, in Europe and elsewhere. "Dumb luck" prevented a historic catastrophe. -
KPBS Midday EditionIn the first program of its kind in the nation, the West Los Angeles VA has opened its campus to veterans who sleep in their cars. Officials say it's a less-than-ideal starting point to help homeless vets.
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