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Room at the national cemetery has been at a premium for decades, with most remains placed in wall niches in recent years rather than buried in the ground in caskets. -
The USS Cowpens and USS Spruance are due to return to Naval Base San Diego Thursday following deployments to the Western Pacific Ocean. The Cowpens provided humanitarian help in the Philippines following the typhoon there. -
Dubbed Gingerbottabad, Military Times calls it "the most infamous, and delicious, terrorist compound of the holiday season." -
The four-year-old daughter of a San Diego-based Marine made a wish at Disneyland's Snow White wishing well, asking that her father come home from Afghanistan. Little Alyssa Brown didn't realize that Snow White had a big surprise up her sleeve. -
Sequestration cuts have prompted the Army, Marine Corps, Air Force, and Coast Guard to cease enrollment in their Tuition Assistance programs. Now two U.S. Senators are working to reinstate them. -
Just days after the Marine Corps announced it would suspend enrollment for its Tuition Assistance program, Army officials announced they are following suit. -
KPBS Midday EditionMayor Filner battles San Diego hoteliers, offers ideas for the Port. The new UT-TV features some old stereotypes. Is not giving CPR unethical? Should a medal for drone pilots rank above the Bronze Star? -
Pentagon officials say military pay and benefits would not be affected by sequestration. -
Quadruple amputee and double arm transplant recipient Brendan Marrocco recently told reporters he wanted country music star Blake Shelton to be his first post-transplant handshake. And Shelton has reached out through Twitter to assure Marrocco he'll make that wish come true. -
KPBS Midday EditionA well-known San Diego Marine writes a guidebook for young people to help determine if they have what it takes to join the Corps.
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