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An ex-Marine from Hemet who smuggled a machine gun into the country from Iraq, where he served in combat, was handed a two-year federal prison sentence Thursday. Joel Cleve Miller, 40, was convicted in June of illegally possessing an automatic weapon — an AK-47 that he told friends had once been used by Saddam Hussein’s royal guard. -
KPBS Midday EditionThe Navy is hosting a conference to teach wounded veterans and potential employers about the challenges of re-entering the job market. -
Frank Tanabe, the 93-year-old WWII veteran who gained fame at the end of his life by voting on his death bed, has succumbed to liver cancer. Tanabe died Wednesday in his daughter Barbara's Honolulu home. -
Tuesday was the 29 year anniversary of the bombing of a Marine barracks in Beirut, Lebanon that killed 241 U.S. service members. A Navy veteran who survived the bombing and now lives in San Diego remembers the chaos that followed. -
An international radio program is looking to talk to recent veterans and active-duty service members in San Diego County. The BBC program "World Have Your Say" has asked Home Post to put the word out - they're looking for members of the military and recent veterans to appear on their taped show in Oceanside on Friday. -
Arlington National Cemetery has released a new smart phone application that gives visitors an easier way to find gravesites and learn more about Arlington's history. -
Frank Tanabe knows how important it is to vote. The 93-year-old fought for that right during World War II, and he wasn't going to let terminal cancer get in the way of casting his ballot. A photo of Tanaba voting by absentee ballot from his hospital bed has gone viral, perhaps inspiring others to exercise the right Tanabe fought for almost 70 years ago.
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World-renowned comedian Bill Cosby served in the Navy as a young man, and he credits his military experience with helping him succeed in the world of entertainment. In honor of its 237th birthday tomorrow, the Navy has released this video of "The Cos" showing his appreciation for his time in the service. -
A Navy veteran who works training police officers in Afghanistan is spending his brief time back in the states in an unusual way. Randy Duke is picketing his son Max's school, saying the school suspended Max for standing up to a boy who'd been bullying him for years. -
Stories like Jim Stanek's are common and quickly multiplying: An Iraqi war veteran with post-traumatic stress disorder and traumatic brain injury, he says his life was saved by a dog that gave him the confidence to do seemingly simple things, like go out to dinner and look his wife in the eye rather than watch his own back.
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