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Originally set to open in 2024, the new Veterans Affairs San Diego Spinal Cord Injury and Disorders Hospital should start accepting patients early in 2027, the VA said. -
Lawmakers met with Afghans virtually over Zoom to hear about their experiences more than a year and a half after Donald Trump halted their resettlement in the U.S. -
After a year of limbo, some transgender troops who opted to leave the U.S. military voluntarily are finally being released. A new California bill would protect those forced out with a less than honorable discharge. -
Josh Fryday currently serves in Gov. Gavin Newsom's cabinet as chief service officer. He said as lieutenant governor he'd be in position to address issues important to veterans — cost of living, education and healthcare. -
For their final project a team of San Diego State engineering students designed and built an adaptive pedal for a disabled veteran. -
Korean War fighter pilot and Escondido resident Royce Williams will be awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor, it was announced Wednesday. -
At a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing Wednesday Republicans accused the Biden administration of allowing tens of thousands to settle in the U.S. without vetting them. -
The San Diego Veterans Day Parade down Harbor Drive from the County Administration Center to the USS Midway Museum begins at 10 a.m. Tuesday. -
Around a dozen local veterans showed up to San Diego federal immigration court Wednesday to support a former Afghan journalist at his hearing. -
San Diego-based Navy senior chief Ben Kibler was going to advance into a highly selective officer program this year. That is until the Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth labeled those with gender dysphoria "incompatible with the high mental and physical standards necessary for military service."
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