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KPBS Midday EditionThe San Diego Veterans Affairs Hospital is looking at the role guilt and shame play in the treatment of PTSD. -
The Navy is coming to the end of a five-year plan to protect the ocean waters between California and Hawaii. -
A new study pulls together the research into the elevated risk of skin cancer among military populations, from World War II veterans to those who served in Iraq. -
KPBS Midday EditionOperation Guardian Support is the latest in a long, and sometimes troubled, history of cooperation between the Pentagon and Homeland Security. -
For the last 15 years, Hometown Arlington West has called attention to service members killed in Iraq and Afghanistan. -
KPBS Midday EditionThe military has made progress diversifying its chaplain corps. But it faces a shortage of chaplains of all faiths. -
KPBS Midday EditionBill Rider remembers an early experience with what would much later be diagnosed as post-traumatic stress and what led him to start a non-profit, American Combat Veterans of War, to help other veterans heal from the wounds of war. -
President Donald Trump is marking his second Memorial Day as commander in chief with a planned visit to Arlington National Cemetery and a salute to those who have made the ultimate sacrifice for their country. -
San Diego City Councilmen Chris Ward and David Alvarez are expected Monday to attend the fourth annual Truman San Diego Memorial Day Sunrise Rose Ceremony at Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery. -
On the 45th anniversary of the all-volunteer military, the Navy looks to convince a new generation of sailors that service is their best option.
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