Cmdr. Janelle Marra, a 21-year Navy physician, was the commander of Expeditionary Medical Facility 150 Bravo.
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Unlike Veterans Day, which honors all who have served in the military, Memorial Day specifically pays tribute to fallen service members. On this day, the father of Navy CTI2 Matthew Bergman, a 21-year-old sailor from the USS Boxer who was lost at sea in 2011, posted an essay he wrote shortly after his son's death. -
Many nationwide restaurant and retail chains are honoring the military this Memorial Day by offering discounts - and in some cases freebies - to active duty service members and veterans. -
People across San Diego County will mark Memorial Day at commemorative ceremonies and events to honor those who served and those who died fighting for America. -
The Veterans Association of North County will honor Memorial Day on Monday with a ceremony to thank and remember military men and women who laid down their lives for their country. -
San Diegans will pay respects to fallen warriors, visit new theme park attractions and receive thousands of travelers over the Memorial Day holiday weekend. -
Veterans and active-duty troops preparing to leave behind their military careers got help Friday at a job fair on the USS Midway. -
The findings came from a review conducted last week amid an uproar over allegations that as many as 40 veterans in Phoenix died while awaiting care. -
Ahead of Memorial Day, the Army's "Old Guard" has placed American flags on each of the 260,000 gravestones at Arlington National Cemetery in an annual tradition known as "flags in." -
President Barack Obama has nominated Marine Corps Maj. Gen. David H. Berger to become the next commander of I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton. Berger is currently the commanding general of Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms. -
Starting Memorial Day, military families will be able to visit more than 2,000 museums across the country free of charge.
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