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The 30th annual Stand Down for homeless veterans is scheduled to begin Friday at San Diego High School. -
KPBS Midday EditionLandis started out as a volunteer at Veteran Village of San Diego's Stand Down event and eventually worked his way up to serving as CEO of the organization, a position he has held for 10 years. He will retire on July 28. -
As part of an effort to cut down on the number of veterans who commit suicide, the Veterans Health Administration is opening up its emergency rooms to those with less-than-honorable discharges who are suffering from mental illness. -
As the Senate works on a package of bills that could help deported and noncitizen veterans, community groups met in Kearny Mesa Tuesday to discuss other ways to protect them. -
Gordon Walker, who gained national attention for his efforts to reduce homelessness in Utah, is the new chief executive of San Diego's Regional Task Force on the Homeless, the organization announced Thursday. -
The Board of Supervisors Tuesday unanimously approved a series of steps designed to address homelessness and the lack of affordable housing in San Diego County. -
A clothing drive is scheduled Friday in San Diego to collect items for the yearly Stand Down for Homeless Veterans. -
Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery hosted a Memorial Day ceremony that drew several hundred people Monday. -
The purpose of the meeting, which will take place Saturday, is to discuss details of a bill that could allow some of the deported veterans return to the United States. -
KPBS Midday EditionThere is a shortage of musicians in the armed forces to play taps at military funerals. So funeral honor guards have increasingly used pre-recorded versions, often played through a speaker that fits inside a regular bugle.
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