The effort began after a former Afghan interpreter was detained after his San Diego asylum hearing this month.
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KPBS Midday EditionAbout 84,000 service members are married to another member of the military, and some find it hard to balance their marriages with their careers.
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The inspector general for the Department of Defense sanctioned Brig. Gen. Rick Uribe for using his aide for personal business while in Iraq.
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KPBS Midday EditionFor her new album, Nashville singer-songwriter Mary Gauthier collaborated with veterans to write songs about war, service and life after the military.
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KPBS Midday EditionCongress mandated the card in 2015, but provided no funding. So the VA struck a deal with Office Depot.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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More than 800 homeless veterans and their families are expected to participate in the 31st annual Stand Down intervention beginning Friday.
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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.
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