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Category Archives: Military
How to Share Your Stories About California's Veterans
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Veteran's Day is a day for honoring those who served our country. To pay tribute, KQED and KPCC in Los Angeles wants to track the path California's veterans took to the countries they served in. Are you a vet? Did … Continue reading
Accuracy Isn’t Priority as VA Battles Disability Claims Backlog
by Aaron Glantz, Center for Investigative Reporting U.S. Navy cook Hosea Roundtree watched the 1983 shelling of Beirut from the deck of a ship, feelings of helplessness washing over him as people perished onshore. That memory haunted him, resurrected in … Continue reading
Video: Injured Iraq Vet Scott Olsen Explain Occupy Oakland's Decline
Police brutality has helped slow the momentum of Occupy Oakland, injured Iraq War veteran Scott Olsen said on Thursday in an interview with KQED reporter Andrew Stelzer. Olsen became a poster child for the Occupy Movement after a projectile fired … Continue reading
How Much do the Blue Angels Cost?
It's not often that the U.S. government goes all out to entertain its citizens, but that's more or less what happened over the weekend when the U.S. Navy's Blue Angels zoomed over the Golden Gate as part of Fleet Week. … Continue reading
For Disabled Veterans Awaiting Benefits Decisions, Location Matters
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by Aaron Glantz, Shane Shifflett, The Bay Citizen If you’re a Northern California veteran who has waited a year for a decision on a war-related disability claim, you might consider a move to South Dakota – where the U.S. Department … Continue reading
Navy Sought to Stifle Radiation Concerns About Treasure Island
Matt Smith and Katharine Mieszkowski, The Bay Citizen As U.S. Navy officials readied a report this summer acknowledging a broader history of radioactive contamination at Treasure Island, they also sought to prevent California health officials from adding to the written … Continue reading
Radiation Contamination on Treasure Island More Widespread Than Reported
by Matt Smith, The Bay Citizen Radioactive contamination at the Treasure Island Naval Station, where San Francisco plans to build a high-rise community for 20,000 residents, is more widespread than previously disclosed, according to a new U.S. Navy report and … Continue reading
Supreme Court Says First Amendment Protects Lies About Military Medals
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In other Supreme Court news today, the Supreme Court has struck down the Stolen Valor Act, a federal law making it a crime to lie about having received the Medal of Honor and other prized military awards. The court voted … Continue reading
Feds want inventory of free military equipment given to police
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by G.W. Shultz, California Watch Local police will temporarily be barred from receiving free surplus Defense Department weapons until state governments can prove they've adequately kept track of an array of military equipment – including armored vehicles, computers, tactical gear … Continue reading
What's The Deal With Those Military Helicopters Flying Over the Bay Area?
Hopefully, the U.S. military hasn't finally decided it's had it with San Francisco. Our newsroom got a call about 15 minutes ago reporting that military helicopters were flying "really close" to the Bay Bridge. Our own reporter, Stephanie Martin, confirms … Continue reading
