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Sgt. Jacob M. Durham had just been promoted to the rank of sergeant. He served with the 1st Radio Battalion at Camp Pendleton ...

He struggled in boot camp and got ... a Meritorious Mast, and Naval Aircrew Insignia. An investigation into the plane crash is ongoing. No free parking on Sundays? San Diego wants to overhaul ...

Family visit day at the Marine Corp training center in San Diego just before he graduated from boot camp. His sister is ... and decorations include the Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal ...

SAN DIEGO (KGTV ... current rank on Feb. 1. Camp Pendleton said Sgt. Durham received multiple awards and decorations for his accomplishments. This includes the Navy and Marine Corps Commendation ...

In light of poor academic outcomes, the higher Army enlistments a good sign for young people wanting to improve their ...

When we met, I was a 20-year-old girl with a desperate desire to be loved. Mark was a 30-year-old bartender with a penchant ...

The grand marshal for this year’s Loyalty Day Parade in Newport has been selected. It will be Frank King of Lincoln City, and ...

It could take up to two weeks for crews to retrieve the wreckage of a Navy jet that crashed into San Diego Bay earlier this ...

The two Navy pilots ejected from the plane, which crashed in the San Diego Harbor shortly after 10 a.m. local time.