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Gardener indicted for defrauding Navy, VA
SAN DIEGO -- A Chula Vista gardener allegedly defrauded the Navy and U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs out of $400,000 in workers' compensation claims and disability benefits, according to a federal indictment unsealed Friday. Leray Shurn, 59, was...
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Army vet campaigns to change MTS route
Fox 5 San Diego ReporterSAN DIEGO - A disabled Army veteran is a mission to redirect a Metropolitan Transit System bus route that he says will benefit other former members of the military. The direct bus route to the Mission Valley Veterans Affairs Medical Center was...Tags: Health, Politics, Elections, Hospitals and Clinics
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Homeless veterans shelter opens amid freezing temps
FOX 5 San Diego StaffSAN DIEGO -- Freezing temperatures were recorded in parts of San Diego County early Wednesday just as Veterans Village of San Diego opened its homeless shelter. Utilities, bedding and other equipment were officially in place for the 15th annual...Tags: Defense, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Charger, Raider fans to pay tribute to veterans
FOX 5 San Diego ReporterSAN DIEGO - Before the Chargers and Raiders take to the field Thursday night, everyone in Qualcomm Stadium will send a special message to military veterans. "On game day, 20 U.S. cadets down on the field and everyone that’s here in the stands will...Tags: John Hancock, San Diego Chargers, National Football League, Defense, Qualcomm Inc.
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4th San Diego police officer dies in one year
FOX 5 San Diego ReporterSAN DIEGO -- For the second time in one week, San Diego police officers are coping with the loss of another untimely death of their sisters and brothers in uniform. "We lost another one of San Diego's finest," Chief William Lansdowne said Sunday...Tags: Abusive Behavior, Punishment, Social Issues, Child Abuse, Defense
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WWII veterans return from trip of a lifetime
FOX 5 San Diego ReporterSAN DIEGO -- Nearly two dozen World War II veterans returned to San Diego Sunday from a trip they never thought they would take. Honor Flight , a non-profit group, organized the trip that sent 19 veterans to Washington D.C. to visit the WWII Memorial,...Tags: San Diego (San Diego, California), Armed Forces, Trips and Vacations, Defense, Human Interest
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American flags burn during retirement ceremony
FOX 5 San Diego ReporterSAN MARCOS, Calif. -- Smoke rose over a San Marcos park Tuesday as hundreds of old American flags were given a formal retirement in honor of Flag Day. Boy Scouts, Kiwanis members, military veterans, and others helped put the flags to death during the...Tags: San Marcos, Career and Workplace, Retirement, Defense, Human Interest
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Local organizations prepare for troop returns
FOX 5 San Diego StaffSAN DIEGO -- With the withdrawal of troops in Afghanistan ready to begin, at the home front, organizations helping veterans are preparing for their arrival. "They've been through a lot, and they might not even know to the degree that's affected them,"...Tags: San Diego (San Diego, California), Local Government, Emergency Incidents, Career and Workplace, Lifestyle and Leisure
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Mental evaluation ordered for woman accused of abusing WWII vet
EL CAJON, Calif. -- A mental competency evaluation was ordered Thursday for a caretaker accused of stealing thousands of dollars from a 93-year-old war veteran and letting him live in filth in his East County home.
Milagros Angeles, 62, faces more than...Tags: Defendants, Health, Diseases and Illnesses, Theft, Defense
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Stand Down event helps homeless vets
SAN DIEGO -- The 24th annual Stand Down for homeless veterans began Friday at San Diego High School, offering about 100 different services in one location.
The three-day event was launched in San Diego more than two decades ago, and has since spread to...Tags: Labor Markets, Defense, September 11, 2001 Attacks, Substance Abuse, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Stand Down provides homeless with tools to build future
FOX 5 San Diego StaffSAN DIEGO -- More than 3,500 f volunteers provided much needed assistance to over 1,000 San Diego's homeless veterans Sunday as the 24th annual Stand Down concluded its three-day run. During the Stand Down event held by the Veterans Village of San Diego,...Tags: Defense, Substance Abuse, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Miramar
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