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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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KPBS Midday EditionTech executives say they are increasingly looking to recruit special operations forces veterans who typically move on to work in law enforcement or private security. -
For some members of the so-called Greatest Generation, Election Day is more than just the candidates and issues. Casting a ballot is a way to pay tribute to those who have fought courageously to protect America’s freedoms and right to vote. -
KPBS Midday EditionFor the last eight years, Barbara McNally has been sponsoring an event for the wives of wounded warriors. She's turned the stories she has encountered at these events into a book, "Wounded Warrior, Wounded Wife." -
KPBS Midday EditionIraqi soldiers are currently advancing on the city of Mosul, attempting to liberate the city after two years in the hands of ISIS militants. Mosul is adjacent to the Nineveh Plains, the historic home of Iraq's Christian population. -
KPBS Midday EditionMembers of Congress and veterans leaders called for federal action to absolve the debts of nearly 10,000 soldiers in California alone who have been ordered by the Pentagon to repay enlistment bonuses a decade after they signed up to serve in Iraq and Afghanistan. -
Jason Finan, a Coronado-based explosives ordinance disposal technician, was killed last week. -
Marine Corps veteran Daniel Lopez worked with a fellow veteran to create an art piece for the Timken Museum. -
The outgoing secretary of the Navy responded to questions about a controversial decision to drop some of its traditional titles, which has drawn criticism from sailors. -
KPBS Midday EditionStacie Spector, a management and communications consultant who worked in the Clinton administration, is the city's senior advisor for housing solutions. -
KPBS Midday EditionDespite those doubting their patriotism, the soldiers became some of the most decorated in the war, helping rescue a lost unit behind Nazi lines in eastern France.
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