-
The Military Times Edge has named California State University San Marcos the top public university in California for veterans. -
United Healthcare donated $250,000 to the San Diego Housing Commission today to help fund the winter homeless shelter in Barrio Logan. -
NTSB investigators say a parade float filled with wounded veterans that was struck by a freight train had crossed onto the railroad tracks after warning signals were going off. -
The Marine Corps’ first living Medal of Honor recipient from the Iraq and Afghanistan wars told a gathering of U.S. business leaders here yesterday that hiring veterans is a mutually beneficial practice. Dakota Meyer was a keynote speaker at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s fifth annual “Business Steps Up: Hiring Our Heroes” event. -
Some of the Marines who saw action during the Vietnam War carried cameras instead of guns. -
How many U.S. veterans are deported each year? No one knows, but a group of "banished veterans" in Mexico is trying to help. -
A Coaster train car with a special wrap to honor military members and veterans went into service today. -
Many intelligence analysts and historians contend the SIGABA cipher device is one of the most important encryption systems the U.S. military has ever known. The unusual contraption first brought two young cryptologists together during World War II, and nearly 60 years later it has reunited them, sparking memories of their critical work. -
Retired Army Tech Sergeant Harvey LaFleur has been awarded the Bronze Star - a full 67 years after his heroic actions in the infamous Battle of the Bulge. -
Workers are installing the basketball floor on the flight deck of the USS Midway today for the "Battle on the Midway," a college basketball game that will feature the San Diego State Aztecs taking on the Syracuse Orange. Because of rain, the game has been postponed until Sunday.
RELATED STORIES
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
KPBS Midday Edition -
KPBS Midday Edition
Sign up for our newsletters!
Keep up with all the latest news, arts and culture, and TV highlights from KPBS.
- Trump administration cancels $679 million for offshore wind projects at ports
- How 3 Hawaiian teen princes brought surfing to the mainland
- Rudy Giuliani hospitalized with broken vertebra after car accident, spokesperson says
- Don't let a selfie be the end of you
- Photos: Mother Nature must be really annoyed at our fakery