Beth Ford Roth

Baseball phenom Bryce Harper - he of "That's a clown question, bro" fame - has another pending question on his plate. A Camp Pendleton Marine named Stephanie Butler has asked Harper to be her date to her Marine Corps Ball.

The Marine Corps is investigating the death of Sgt. Camella M. Steedley, 31, who passed away in Afghanistan on October 3rd. Steedley lived in San Clemente and was based at Camp Pendleton.

Home Post brought you the story last month of Sgt. Karl Hofle, veteran who served 20 years in the military, only to be medically discharged with PTSD. His service dog, Jake, was helping him heal from PTSD, but then Jake became ill and the cost to heal him was too much for the Hofle family, who had to consider euthanizing Jake. Well, today we've got an update - and it's a good one.

Three members of the North Carolina National Guard, including one female soldier, were killed on October 1st in Afghanistan when an insurgent detonated his suicide vest.

The Navy will commission the guided-missile destroyer Michael Murphy on October 6th in New York City. El Cajon native Cmdr. Thomas E. Shultz is commanding officer of the ship, named in honor of a fallen Navy SEAL.

The family of Camp Pendleton Marine Sgt. Manuel Loggins has released a statement in response to the Orange County DA's decision to clear the deputy who shot Loggins of any criminal wrongdoing.