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This is the first time there were no Pearl Harbor vets in attendance at the event. -
On Wednesday, lawmakers grilled the head of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and asked him to explain questions raised in inewsource’s recent investigation about whether the VA is restricting veterans’ access to health care. -
Local veterans were able to take advantage of more than 50 service providers at the 33rd Stand Down event. -
As an Army Ranger, Sgt. Nick Irving earned the nickname "The Reaper" while serving as a sniper in Iraq and Afghanistan, but he struggled to come to terms with civilian life once he left the military. -
Army Specialist Shoshana Johnson was traveling in a convoy in Iraq in 2003 when her vehicle was attacked. Iraqi forces killed 11 soldiers in her company and captured six, including Johnson. She was held for 22 days, becoming the first Black female prisoner of war in American history. -
KPBS race and equity reporter Cristina Kim hosts a special look at how the 9/11 attacks were covered in San Diego and how the affects linger in our community 20 years later. -
KPBS Midday EditionSupporters call it a Digital Dunkirk, as they try to raise money and provide connections to get former translators out of Kabul ahead of the American departure. -
A new mural honoring deported veterans was unveiled Saturday in Barrio Logan. -
KPBS Midday EditionThe Department of Veterans Affairs said its frontline health workers must get vaccinated by mid-September or they'll lose their jobs.
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San Diego researchers use technology to help recover military remains that were on the ocean floor for more than 40 years.
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