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Hundreds pay respects to fallen soldiers at Presidio for Memorial Day
Hundreds gathered at San Francisco National Cemetery at the Presidio Monday to participate in the events marking the 60th anniversary of the end of the Korean War and to pay special tribute to World War II veterans. "The Presidio Trust is honored to host this important annual ceremony that brings ...
Americans gather to honor fallen service members
Americans gathered at memorials, museums and monuments and the president laid a wreath at Arlington National Cemetery to honor fallen service members on Memorial Day, as combat in Afghanistan approaches 12 years and the ranks of World War II veterans dwindle. "Let us not forget as we gather here today ...
America's Cup planning endures rough waters
Olympic gold medal-winning sailor Andrew "Bart" Simpson's death during an America's Cup training run on San Francisco Bay last week was the latest and most glaring setback to befall an event that had already encountered its share of rough waters. Now, questions are being raised about the safety of the ...
NATO: 5 Americans killed in southern Afghanistan
Five U.S. service members were killed on Saturday by a roadside bomb in southern Afghanistan, the latest deadly attack against international troops since the Taliban announced the start of their spring offensive this week. The coalition did not disclose the location of the blast, however, Javeed Faisal, a spokesman for ...
Calif. man accused of stealing Army gear
A civilian U.S. Army employee in Northern California is suspected of stealing sophisticated military equipment recently returned from Afghanistan and Iraq. Devon Gregory Biggs Jr. is accused of trying to smuggle nearly $85,000 worth of equipment from the Sierra Army Depot in Lassen County, according to federal court documents cited ...
6 Americans, doctor killed in Afghan attacks
Militants killed six Americans, including a young female diplomat, and an Afghan doctor Saturday in a pair of attacks in Afghanistan on Saturday. It was the deadliest day for the United States in the war in eight months. The violence — hours after the U.S. military's top officer arrived for ...
Boxer questions military over dropped rape case involving Santa Cruz gunman
A U.S. senator questioned Wednesday whether the military erred when it dropped rape charges and discharged a soldier who later shot and killed two police detectives in California. During the first Senate hearing on sexual assaults in the military in nearly a decade, Sen. Barbara Boxer, a California Democrat, cited ...
Doolittle Raider 70th anniversary celebration
The 70th anniversary of the Doolittle Raid was commemorated at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force on Wednesday. Four of the five surviving crew members attended the ceremony.
OSHA finds VA at fault for local researcher's death
Federal officials on Wednesday blamed unsafe working conditions and poor training for the death of a young Veterans Affairs medical center researcher in San Francisco who died after handling bacteria that causes meningitis. The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration found three serious violations at the lab that exposed Richard ...
Strong riptide endangers several surfers near Ocean Beach
A strong riptide was blamed Saturday for potentially endangering several surfers near San Francisco’s Ocean Beach that were reported missing to the U.S. Coast Guard but had saved themselves without assistance, according to a USCG spokesperson. At 12:20 p.m., the Coast Guard received a call that a group of four ...
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