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A Marine corporal’s visit to a San Diego-area coffee shop turned out to be a godsend for a wounded man, who is still alive thanks to first aid given by the Marine, authorities say.

Alberto Lucio, 20, stopped alongside the southbound side of the freeway in the area of Las Pulgas Road shortly before 3:30 a.m. Monday to assist the stranded driver, who had been involved in a crash a short time earlier.

A driver and passenger in a disabled SUV were taken to hospital in critical condition.

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John Farritor of Vista fought at Iwo Jima, Bougainville and the Chosin Reservoir, among other major battles

Two military investigations find services unprepared for amphibious operations were a factor in last year's sinking near San Diego.

Two investigations released Wednesday — one from the Navy, the other from the Marines — show services unprepared for amphibious operations

A Marine Corps investigation found that COVID-19 restrictions and overstretched troop commitments — including deployments to the Mexico border — played a role in the training and maintenance lapses that led to the sinking of an Assault Amphibious Vehicle off the coast of San Diego last year, killing eight Marines and a sailor.

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The military released the names of all 13 heroic service members killed in the Kabul suicide bombing attack. Nine of them were Camp Pendleton-based Marines.