A group of 30 marines, sailors and soldiers from 16 different countries took the oath of citizenship in a ceremony on board the USS Midway Museum on Thursday.
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As the war in Afghanistan comes to an abrupt end, combat veterans and the people who serve them look back at 20 years of advancements, including people who run the prosthetics lab at the Balboa Naval Medical Center. -
KPBS Midday EditionThe Department of Veterans Affairs has partnered with the Warrior-Scholar Project, a non-profit group that runs the camps at major universities around the U.S. -
Many veterans long supported an end to the war in Afghanistan, but they also watched with anger and disbelief as the country, seemingly overnight, fell to the Taliban. -
KPBS Midday EditionAs the Taliban cements its control over Afghanistan, experts warn that instability will continue to plague the region for the foreseeable future as terror groups could regroup in the war-torn country. -
The military health system in San Diego is prepared to vaccinate all troops against COVID, as soon as it becomes mandatory. say health officials as part of a roll out a new combined health care system for troops and their families. -
KPBS Midday EditionThe Department of Veterans Affairs said its frontline health workers must get vaccinated by mid-September or they'll lose their jobs.
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The Pentagon will require members of the U.S. military to get the COVID-19 vaccine by Sept. 15, according to a memo obtained by The Associated Press. -
Stuart Hedley, San Diego's famous Pearl Harbor survivor, has died at age 99 from complications of COVID-19. -
Sergio Reinaldo Williams, 36, of Coronado, is accused of repeatedly threatening the unidentified woman and posting sexual content of her on sites like Pornhub, as well as sending sexually explicit content to her family.
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