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Anniversaries: Benjamin Karr & Rosie Karr Reader Submitted View Comments Benjamin & Rosie Karr will celebrate their 50th Wedding Anniversary on July 3rd, 2021. They met each other in July of 1969 while ice skating at Glacier Falls Ice Arena on Katella Ave in Anaheim, California. Benjamin had just finished Boot Camp at Camp Pendleton in San Diego, CA. Rosie had just graduated in June from Anaheim High School and was attending Cypress College as a Business Major all while working in Irvine, CA at...

Print After years of activism that grew out of Tijuana, the Biden administration is taking official steps to help deported veterans come back to the United States, according to a message sent to Congress on Friday. The joint announcement from Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas and Veteran Affairs Secretary Denis McDonough also promises support for U.S. military members’ immediate family who have been deported. In addition to a policy review to assist deported veterans and milita...

Biden administration working to allow deported veterans back into U.S. Kate Morrissey © (Julie Watson / Associated Press) People walk past a mural painted on a border barrier in Tijuana in 2017 titled "SOS, Deported Veterans." Artist Amos Gregory painted it to help raise awareness of the plight of deported veterans. (Julie Watson / Associated Press) After years of activism that grew out of Tijuana, the Biden administration is taking official steps to help deported veterans co...

Navy Corpsman receives Purple Heart over a decade after being wounded with Marines in Afghanistan by   Lt. Col. Matthew T. Ritchie decorates Petty Officer 2nd Class Joseph Hardebeck with the Purple Heart Medal at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., July 1, 2021. Hardebeck was awarded the Purple Heart for injuries sustained in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. (Connor Hancock/U.S. Marines) A Navy corpsman injured during a firefight in Afghanistan’s Helmand province in 2010 downp...

Veteran Cemetery Finds Home in Anaheim Hills  ANAHEIM HILLS, Calif.—Officials and veterans gathered July 1 to celebrate the claiming of land for a controversial veteran cemetery in Anaheim Hills. “Today Anaheim is open to veterans,” said Anaheim Councilmember Trevor O’Neil. “I’m bringing a resolution to Anaheim city council later this month to support the veteran cemetery and commit the City of Anaheim [to a] proactive role in helping to bring this project to fruition.” The...

Camp Pendleton Marine sergeant pleads guilty to stealing ammo, explosives Camp Pendleton Marine pleads guilty in stolen ammo case and last updated 2021-07-01 22:31:01-04 CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. (KGTV) - On Thursday, 28-year-old Sergeant Gunnar Naughton pleaded guilty to charges related to stealing ammo and taking explosives from Camp Pendleton, in a story that ABC 10News first reported in March. He pleaded not guilty to a charge that his conduct of receiving and having blasting powder was of a...

Lieutenant Colonel David S. Rainey Lieutenant Colonel David S. Rainey was commissioned as a second lieutenant, upon graduation from the U.S. Naval Academy in May 2004.  He then reported to The Basic School (TBS) in June 2004 and graduated in January 2005.  After TBS, he attended the Military Police Officer Basic Course at the U.S. Army Military Police School in Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri and graduated in May 2005.     In May 2005, Second Lieutenant Rainey was assigned to Marine Wing Suppor...

Print The Community Resource Center, aka CRC, based in Encinitas was picked as this year’s California Nonprofit of the Year for District 76, which includes Camp Pendleton, Oceanside, Carlsbad, Encinitas and Vista. CRC was one of 114 nonprofits across California recognized by state senators and assembly members for their significant contributions to the communities they serve. Each year legislators from across California chose a Nonprofit of the Year in their district. Assemblymember Tasha B...

MINDEN, La -- Troy Odom was about half way through his studies at Louisiana Tech, when he thought his draft number was coming up. He decided the Marines would be the best way he could serve during the Vietnam War. And he made a quick impression on the shooting range. "I could not miss. I mean I hit the dadgum center through a peep sight," Troy recalled from his boot camp days at Camp Pendleton, California. "Five hundred yards, I could put it through a hole that big around," Troy added, making a...

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