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Remember recently fallen too, Marine general urges
SAN DIEGO -- On a day set aside for the nation to remember the fallen of wars past, a Marine general Monday asked that the public also honor the families of current military personnel who have endured 10 years of war, separation and worry. Lt. Gen....
Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Memorial Day, Human Interest, Congressional Medal of Honor Heroes, World War II (1939-1945)
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Camp Pendleton Marine killed in Afghanistan
City News ServiceCAMP PENDLETON, Calif. -- A 22-year-old Camp Pendleton-based Marine was killed in combat this week in Afghanistan, the Department of Defense announced Saturday. Cpl. Keaton G. Coffey of Boring, Ore., died Thursday while conducting combat operations in... -
Escondido salutes hometown heroes
FOX5 San DiegoESCONDIDO , Calif. – A 26-year old Marine who lost his legs to a roadside bomb in Afghanistan is getting a salute. The incident happen in November 2011, but now Cpl. Michael Fox is back on American soil in San Diego learning how to walk again at the...Tags: Emergency Incidents, Armed Forces, Explosions
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Officer killed in Afghanistan to be buried at Fort Rosecrans
CORONADO, Calif. -- The body of a Coronado-based Navy lieutenant killed in action in Afghanistan was flown from Delaware's Dover Air Force Base to Naval Air Station North Island Thursday for a memorial service and burial. Christopher Mosko, 28, and two...
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Officer killed in Afghanistan returns home
Fox 5 San Diego ReporterCORONADO, Calif. – A casket carrying a Coronado-based Navy lieutenant killed in Afghanistan arrived in San Diego from Dover Air Force Base Thursday morning for a memorial and burial. Hundreds lined the streets of Coronado to pay their respect to...Tags: Emergency Incidents, Station North, Human Interest, Explosions
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U.S. troops to have access to Afghanistan until 2024
FOX5 San Diego ReporterSAN DIEGO – During a surprise visit to Afghanistan Tuesday, President Barack Obama announced that U.S. troops will remain in Afghanistan for more than a decade. The President made the strategic move by meeting with Afghanistan President Hamid...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, NATO, International Military Interventions, Al-Qaeda, Hamid Karzai
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Gen. Allen: Afghan mission 'stays the course' despite violence
SAN DIEGO - A top U.S. Marine General addressed some of those concerns with the House Armed Services Committee Tuesday and said his mission is moving forward.
Marine Four-Star General John Allen was on Capitol Hill Tuesday reassuring that the U.S. war...Tags: Condoleezza Rice, U.S. House Committee on Armed Services
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U.S. soldier accused of Afghanistan rampage
FOX5 San Diego ReporterSAN DIEGO - An American soldier allegedly killed 16 Afghanistan villagers, nine of them children, over the weekend during a shooting rampage,U.S. military officials said. The serviceman is accused leaving his post in the middle of the night and going...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, U.S. Military, Wars and Interventions
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Marines gather to 'Honor the Dead' at Pendleton
Los Angeles TimesCAMP PENDLETON, Calif. - His voice quivering, Marine Cpl. Joseph Orr spoke Thursday of the death of his friend and fellow scout-sniper in Afghanistan. “I broke down in tears when I heard about his death,” Orr said. “It hurt, and it&...Tags: Armed Forces, Bombings, Human Interest, Grateful Dead (music group)
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Deadly training accident prompts 2 probes
SAN DIEGO -- Two separate military probes were under way Friday into the deaths of six Camp Pendleton-based Marines and a seventh stationed in Arizona who were killed when two helicopters collided during a nighttime training exercise on the outskirts of...Tags: Health, Air and Space Accidents, Military Equipment, Miramar, Physical Fitness and Exercise
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Afghan officers observe Camp Pendleton training
FOX 5 San Diego StaffCAMP PENDLETON, Calif. -- Five high-ranking officers of the Afghanistan security forces left California this weekend after spending three days observing military training and civilian law enforcement operations. The officers observed training that...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Pakistan, Taliban, U.S. Marine Corps, September 11, 2001 Attacks
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Marine accused of shooting rampage outside bar
SAN DIEGO -- A 22-year-old active duty Marine based at Camp Pendleton was arrested for allegedly shooting at a bar owner, and the victim's vehicle, after being told to leave the lounge, police said.
Lance Cpl. Sy Schultheis was allegedly "very...Tags: Shootings, Bars and Clubs, Dining and Drinking, Chrysler Group LLC
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