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Marine Lance Cpl. Cody Scott Schoenfelder, just 19, died Saturday morning from a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head. But police suspect it wasn't a suicide, but rather an accidental shooting during a game called "Trust." -
The Pentagon has identified the three U.S. soldiers killed in an insurgent attack on Sunday in Afghanistan as Staff Sgt. Octavio Herrera, 26, Sgt. Jamar A. Hicks, 22, and Spc. Keith E. Grace Jr., 26. -
Air Force Tech. Sgt. Mark A. Smith of Bakersfield, California, was killed August 5 when his HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopter crashed during a training mission on Okinawa. The 30-year-old leaves behind a wife and two daughters. -
It's called telemental health — virtually connecting patient with psychologist. Nearly a quarter of veterans return home with post-traumatic stress disorder, but only a few actually seek treatment. -
Fallen Camp Pendleton Marine Corps Pfc. Jonathan R. Posey Jr. will be buried August 12 in Arlington Nation Cemetery. Posey was killed in action on December 2, 1950 during the Korean War, but his remains were not identified until 2012. -
It's a bird! It's a plane! No, actually, it's South Carolina Rep. Joe Wilson - that is, if his plan to skydive Friday evening goes off as planned. Wilson is jumping out of a plane to raise money for military families. No lie! -
An investigation into the June 19 death of Diver 3rd Class Robert Dotzler, 22, of Berkeley, California found that he died as a result of accidental drowning. -
Army Spc. Nickolas S. Welch, 26, died August 6 at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland, of injuries he suffered July 23 in Afghanistan. -
President Barack Obama visited Camp Pendleton for the first time on Wednesday, thanking the troops for their service and calling on Congress to help him stop sequestration. -
A 25-year-old active Marine reservist based at Camp Pendleton died of head injuries Tuesday suffered in a fight outside a Pasadena restaurant. Two men and one woman have been arrested in connection with the assault led to the death of Joshua Martinez.
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