Support the Enlisted Project, or STEP, started helping local military families in 2012 and is now looking to expand nationally as need for services grows.
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The National Football League announced Thursday morning it has awarded the U.S. Army Research Laboratory a grant of $500,000 to study traumatic brain injury prevention. -
Researchers say a computer model they've built could help identify Army soldiers most likely to commit suicide. -
Camp Pendleton-based Marine Lance Cpl. Jordan Johnstone wasn't even halfway through his deployment at sea aboard the USS America when he was hit with a $2000 phone bill. -
The Military Times has released its list of the top 100 four-year universities for veterans. Local schools making the cut include California State University San Marcos (#20), San Diego State University (#38), and the University of San Diego (#84). -
Physical limitations keep many military veterans at home. To help them, Meals-on-Wheels delivers meals across San Diego County. -
San Diego was picked to join a national program that works to eliminate homelessness among military veterans and others. -
KPBS Midday EditionMany active-duty service members and veterans receive mental health treatment from civilian health care workers. But many of these providers lack adequate training to effectively treat people from a military background. -
In general, the VA has jumped to fix long-festering issues only after they have blown up in the media, embarrassing the president. -
The veterans, some in their 90s, have taken on a new mission: making neck pillows by hand to bring comfort to today's generation of troops. -
It's Veterans Day, and it may surprise you to learn that these ten famous rock stars, actors, and politicians all served in the military. Here are the remaining five.
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