Beth Ford Roth
Home Post BloggerBlogger Beth Ford Roth was born into a military family and has covered issues important to service members and their loved ones for many years. She has worked as a broadcast journalist in both commercial television and public radio.
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Gov. Jerry Brown has ordered flags over the State Capitol be flown at half-staff today in honor of fallen California soldier Pfc. Daniela Rojas, 19, who died of a 'non-combat related' illness in Germany on May 3. -
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel is making headlines for calling on the U.S. military to "continually review" its ban on transgender troops, saying "every qualified American who wants to serve our country should have an opportunity if they fit the qualifications and can do it." -
A nose laceration was the only injury to a pilot whose Marine Corps Harrier jet crashed about 40 miles south of Phoenix on Friday afternoon. The jet was based out of Marine Corps Air Station Yuma. -
California teenager Diego Romero is more like a son than a cousin to Staff Sgt. Juan Garcia, a platoon sergeant at Camp Pendleton. So when Diego was diagnosed with leukemia and lost his hair during treatment, Garcia shaved his head as a show of support. And then 19 other Marines in Garcia's platoon shaved their heads to let Diego know that they, too, had his back. -
Congressman Duncan Hunter of San Diego County wants to put the kibosh on the Navy's plan to ban tobacco sales on ships and exchanges. -
The U.S. Navy will decommission the USS Rentz during a special ceremony at Naval Base San Diego on Friday, May 9. The USS Rentz has been in service for nearly three decades.
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