Veterans

An organization is hoping for more volunteers to come together to help lay wreaths on the graves of veterans this holiday season.

A local nonprofit is hoping to get some help honoring the graves of veterans at Miramar National Cemetery and Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery, NBC 7’s Adonis Albright reports.

About 40 volunteers helped to renovate WWII veteran Calvin Shiner’s home. The home makeover provides better safety and accessibility for Shiner, NBC 7’s Nicole Gomez reports.  

An unfortunate series of events for one disabled Navy veteran, led to her losing her two pets.  NBC7’s Adonis Albright spoke with the owner about how it all happened.

A disabled Navy veteran is distraught after losing her two emotional support pets after she was hospitalized for about two weeks.

On Monday, which was Veterans Day, Gov. Gavin Newsom pardoned five veterans whom his office said were convicted of robbery and drug charges decades ago. Two of those veterans have San Diego connections.

The life of George Bracey Jr. always felt like one battle after another.

Revered abolitionist Harriet Tubman has been posthumously awarded the rank of general.

President Biden spoke at the last Veterans Day event of his presidency at Arlington National Cemetery on Monday.

After working at a crowded and dangerous internment camp in Iraq, Air Force Staff Sgt. Heather O’Brien brought home with her anxiety and post-traumatic stress disorder. A bouncy labradoodle and a Kansas City-area program helped her get back on her feet. Dogs 4 Valor, operated through an organization called The Battle Within, helps retired veterans and first responders in the...

Many veterans who’ve started small businesses tell a similar story: Their military service prepared them mentally for the task, but they were at a disadvantage when it came to the financial part.

400 San Diego County military families get support for the holidays.

The federal holiday of Veterans Day falls on Monday, Nov. 11, for 2024. The day, which honors living veterans who served in the military, dates back to 1919.

In appreciation of Veterans Day on Monday, Nov. 11, businesses will honor active-duty and retired military with all sorts of deals.

Both Veterans Day and Memorial Day have significant meaning to many veterans, members of the U.S. armed services and their families.

Fleet Week begins Nov. 1 and runs through Veterans Day on Nov. 11. The week’s events include a military and veteran appreciation concert at Balboa Park featuring Navy Band Southwest. NBC 7 and Telemundo 20’s Salute to Service event also honors military members and their families on Veterans Day from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the USS Midway Museum. 

The San Diego Veterans Day Parade will march down Harbor Drive on Monday. If you can’t make it, NBC 7 will be livestreaming the event.

More than 70 people in a rehabilitation program at Veterans Village of San Diego were forced to leave the facility with just a few days notice. This comes after California officials suspended the rehab program’s license following seven deaths at the facility in just over two years.

The organization said in a statement that it is “deeply concerned by the State’s swift and severe decision,” which came as a profound shock to its team. NBC 7’s Shelby Bremer has more on the suspension and the people it will impact.