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The decision reverses a Biden administration denial of a military funeral for Babbitt, 35, and comes months after the federal government settled a wrongful death lawsuit brought by Babbitt's family for nearly $5 million.
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KPBS Midday EditionKim Mitchell is replacing Phil Landis as president and CEO of Veterans Village of San Diego. Landis is officially retiring on Friday. -
Two business leaders in San Diego announced a proposal on Thursday to shelter hundreds of homeless people in large industrial tents. -
The 30th annual Stand Down for homeless veterans is scheduled to begin Friday at San Diego High School. -
North Korea is reportedly preparing for further missile tests, just a few weeks after its latest tests showed it has the capability of hitting Alaska with an intercontinental ballistic missile. -
KPBS Midday EditionThe United States and Japan have been allies and strategic partners since World War II, but an effort to move and expand a Marine Corps base in Okinawa is causing friction with locals. -
KPBS Midday EditionLandis started out as a volunteer at Veteran Village of San Diego's Stand Down event and eventually worked his way up to serving as CEO of the organization, a position he has held for 10 years. He will retire on July 28. -
As many as 300 workers at BAE Systems in San Diego could lose their jobs in September because of a declining workload. -
A Marine Corps refueling plane crashed and burned in a soybean field in the Mississippi Delta, killing all 16 military members aboard in a wreck that scattered debris for miles and sent a pillar of black smoke rising over the countryside. -
Thirteen-thousand Afghans who helped American troops are waiting for special visas to come to the U.S. Their lives could be in danger as they wait. -
Sailors and Marines in the America Amphibious Ready Group and 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit are scheduled to leave San Diego Friday for a regularly scheduled deployment.
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