Lance Cpl. Jaime Reyes
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Marine Corps
A San Diego man pleaded guilty Monday in Los Angeles to twice landing a small airplane without permission on a Navy airstrip on San Clemente Island, then stealing a Navy truck and using it to damage gates on the island, causing thousands of dollars in damage.
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KPBS Midday EditionAdvocates say more members of Congress should reach out to Black and Latino high school students and make them aware of opportunities at the elite schools.
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Eighty years after he died in the attack on Pearl Harbor and just months after his remains were finally identified, a San Diego Marine has been laid to rest with full military honors. -
KPBS Midday EditionMore than 12,000 American Legion posts closed for at least part of the pandemic. Those closures left some posts in financial trouble. -
The Marine Corps says it's relieving a general of his duties for failing to properly train Marines and sailors and evaluate the platoon before an exercise last summer when their seafaring tank sank off the San Diego coast. -
San Diego's national cemeteries held a virtual Memorial Day ceremony. But crowds also filed into Fort Rosecrans and Miramar to pay tribute to those who died in war. -
The USS Midway Museum honored all those who made the ultimate sacrifice for their country with a commemorative wreath-laying ceremony and a special tribute for Korean War veterans. -
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KPBS Midday EditionDays before Memorial Day, the Department of Veterans Affairs is easing restrictions at the cemeteries it manages. -
Supervisor Jim Desmond wants to allocate $40 million in American Rescue Plan funds to a grant program for first responders and military families.
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