Escondido honors fallen heroes on Memorial Day
ESCONDIDO — Local veterans organizations, elected leaders and residents gathered at Oak Hill Memorial Park on Memorial Day to honor those who died while serving...
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Escondido war hero Royce Williams to receive Medal of Honor
ESCONDIDO — After years of failed attempts and bureaucratic roadblocks, a long-running effort to secure the Medal of Honor for Korean War fighter pilot Royce...
PHOTOS: San Dieguito Post 416 hosts Veterans Day ceremony
ENCINITAS — Local leaders and residents paid their respects to those who served in the military during a Veterans Day event held outside of American...
Op-Ed: Protecting North County veterans from hidden costs of service
The strength and security of the country have long depended on the courage of service members, as well as their families, who have sustained them...
Carlsbad inventors design buoyant solution for watery warfare
CARLSBAD — A San Marcos company aims to revolutionize amphibious warfare with a product designed to address a common yet persistent issue. La Costa residents...
Letters: A defense of Oceanside Unified’s support for military families
As a homeowner in Oceanside, a military retiree from Camp Pendleton, and the parent of a teenager in the local school system, I am very...
Op-Ed: Asbestos exposure may still impact California veterans’ health
By Cristina Johnson The U.S. armed forces resorted to asbestos-containing products throughout the 20th century as WWII demanded affordable materials to make military equipment. Asbestos...
Survey of seafloor finds thousands of munitions, explosives
REGION — A second sweeping survey of the seafloor off the Southern California coast by researchers from UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography revealed...
Gold Star families of Marines killed in Kabul suicide attack demand answers
ESCONDIDO — Still seeking answers two years after a deadly suicide bombing outside Kabul’s airport during the last days of U.S. military involvement in Afghanistan,...
GI Film Festival San Diego returns May 15-20
The festival is unlike any other in our region because it exclusively features films for, by and about military and veterans....
Military members get free theater tickets
OCEANSIDE — Veterans and active military members can sign up for two free tickets to Oceanside Theatre Company’s Military Matinee performance of “Good People” at...
Local Patriot Guard Riders bring message of duty, respect and hope
REGION — Born from a Kansas group of motorcycle-riding veterans whose roaring engines drowned out Westboro Baptist Church’s attempts to disrupt military funerals, the Southern...
CSUSM grad on his way to becoming a Navy officer
SAN MARCOS — For many, it’s not much fun to wake up at 5 a.m. every day and workout for two hours before a full...