Community celebrates veterans at annual Yuma parade
On this Veteran’s Day, hundreds gathered along 4th Avenue in Yuma to come together as we honor the bravest. The men and women who fought for our…
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Honoring veterans, past and present
The Quechuan Tribe honored one of their own who sacrificed his life when Native Americans were not yet considered American…
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Imperial Valley College honors Veterans
IMPERIAL, Calif. (KYMA, KECY) – Imperial Valley College (IVC) hosted an on-campus event to honor Veterans…
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Happy 246th Birthday U.S. Marines!
“The few, the proud, the Marines.” We all know the…
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Imperial Valley preparing for Veterans Day
The Imperial Valley along with Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 9305, is getting ready for a week’s worth of honoring Veterans Day.…
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Marine Corps Air Station fire department runs hazardous materials drill
A test of a roadside crash with hazardous materials for the MCAS fire department today made sure that when a real situation happens, they’re…
Continue ReadingMaricopa County possibly using National Guard to help with jail security
The Maricopa County Sheriff’ office is looking at ways to use Arizona National Guard personnel to help operate the understaffed jail…
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86% of active duty U.S. Military fully vaccinated
Pentagon spokesman John Kirby says more than 86% of active duty U.S. Military members are fully vaccinated against…
Continue ReadingNavy investigation says fire that destroyed US warship was caused by a chain of errors and was ‘clearly preventable’
By Oren Liebermann, CNN A fire that destroyed a US warship last year was “clearly preventable” and was the result of a series of…
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Large increase in suicide rates among U.S. military
According to data from the department of defense, suicide rates amongst active duty service members has gone up to more than 40% in five…
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Senator Sinema introduces bill to curb service member suicide
U.S. Senator Krysten Sinema (D – Ariz.) introduced a bill on Tuesday to address the high suicide rates among American service…
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Local veterans want to thank the women of the military
A soldier is only as strong as their support system and that’s why being a service member’s family has been deemed as one of the military’s toughest…
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Our military faces a dangerous threat: hunger
Serving for the greater good comes at a price for many active-duty, veterans and their families. According to veteran service providers, many…
Continue ReadingPentagon announces plan to implement sexual assault commission recommendations
By Oren Liebermann and Ellie Kaufman, CNN The Pentagon laid out its plan to address sexual assault and domestic violence in the military, three…
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Pentagon confirms drone strike killed civilians, including seven children
Pentagon officials confirmed Friday an August drone strike that reportedly killed Isis-K fighters, actually killed ten civilians, including seven…
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WWII Veteran thanked in a very special way
During World War II, it was all hands on deck with every branch of the United States military taking arms against a global threat.…
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Navy doing deep sea-search for sailors’ remains, helicopter
SAN DIEGO (AP) — The Navy is conducting a deep-sea search for the remains of five sailors and the wreckage of a Navy helicopter that spun out on an…
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Imperial County residents concerned over planes
If you live in Imperial County, you won’t miss the sounds of military planes and helicopters. Some residents say some of those sounds are too close…
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Local veterans say they fear Washington D.C. is unfit to run military
Many local veterans not taking the news coming out of Kabul lightly and some even feel like they have lost one of their own. We sat down with a group…
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Imperial Valley to honor lives lost on 9/11
It’s one of the only memorials in California that includes a stair climb to honor the lives lost on 9/11 according to organizers.…
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