The aircraft carrier has spent much of the last two years at sea.
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The sudden shutdown this month of ITT Technical Institute has not only left students scrambling to transfer their credits, it has also left some veterans worrying about how they’ll pay their rent. -
The San Diego Opera debuts Soldier Songs, an opera dedicated to telling the stories of veterans from several conflicts. The performances are also seen as a way of helping veterans in the audience tell their stories. -
A 19-year-old Marine from Camp Pendleton who was gravely wounded in a shooting in South Los Angeles last week has died, authorities reported Tuesday. -
The century-old Hotel Churchill is restored and providing affordable rentals to 72 homeless people, including veterans and at-risk youth. -
The ACLU has begun a national campaign to look at cases where honorably discharged veterans faced deportation because they did not complete the U.S. citizenship process.
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KPBS Midday EditionThe five short videos in the series use comedy to tackle topics such as Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, women in the military and why people join the military. It's called, "Permission to Speak Freely." -
KPBS Midday EditionA film screening at San Diego's GI Film Festival documents the tragic sinking of the USS Indianapolis weeks before the end of World War II. -
KPBS Midday EditionThe film is based on a book by former San Diego State University history professor Elizabeth Cobbs Hoffman, who argued the U.S. must share the burden of protecting our allies more evenly in order to return to "global normalcy." -
The Boxer Amphibious Ready Group, which consists of three U.S. Navy warships and the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit, is coming home to Naval Base San Diego Monday after a seven-month deployment that spanned more than 120,000 miles and 13 ports of call. -
KPBS Midday EditionAfter more than 25 years of legal battles over the cross on top of Mt. Soledad, the dispute has quietly ended in a settlement.
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