President Donald Trump said late last month that the U.S. would honor its commitments to Afghans who worked with occupation forces during the 20-year war.
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The VA in San Diego is pressing charges against Erik Benson, who suffers from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder because he left threatening voicemail messages for his doctor. -
Carlos Jaime Torres's family recently gathered under a tree to watch him lowered to his final resting spot at the Rio Grande Valley State Veterans Cemetery in Mission. -
KPBS Midday EditionFor thousands of elderly veterans, long term care means living in a nursing home or institutional care setting. But some have found a much homier option. -
San Diego had the highest number of suicides, higher than Los Angeles County, which has more veterans. Experts struggle to say why. -
New leaders take over at San Diego City Hall, security concerns for Navy Ships on the San Diego Bay and divisive rhetoric about asylum seekers in Tijuana. -
KPBS Midday EditionTrauma from decades earlier linked to older veterans who take their own lives at a rate higher than their peers. -
Ray Chavez, the oldest survivor of the 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor, was laid to rest at Miramar National Cemetery Thursday after a procession around San Diego County. -
KPBS Midday EditionThe private shipyards in San Diego responsible for protecting Navy warships have not been following security protocols meant to protect those billion-dollar assets, and the Navy was alerted to the lapses more than two years ago, an inewsource investigation has found. -
The U.S. this week will begin withdrawing many of the active duty troops sent to the border with Mexico by President Donald Trump just before the midterm election in response to a caravan of Central American migrants, U.S. officials said Monday. -
KPBS Midday EditionAn effort to prevent scurvy in U.S. troops led to the growth of the orange juice industry, popularizing what had been a relatively obscure beverage.
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