Veterans

A procession in honor of Sidney Walton, one of the US’ last WWII veterans, is set to travel from Los Angeles to San Diego following his recent passing.

Family and friends of one of the U.S.’ last WWII veterans said goodbye to 102-year-old San Diego resident Sidney Walton, who died Saturday in Santa Monica surrounded by loved ones.

The body of Sidney Walton, a longtime San Diego resident and one of the country’s last surviving World War II vets who passed away Saturday in Santa Monica surrounded by his family, will travel by motorcade from Los Angeles on Thursday before being laid to rest in Sorrento Valley.

Sidney Walton, from San Diego and one of the country’s last WWII vets, passed away at the age of 102 Saturday. NBC 7’s Omari Fleming reports.

Sidney Walton, from San Diego and one of the country’s last WWII vets, passed away Saturday in Santa Monica surrounded by his family, a statement released said. Walton was born on February 11, 1919, and was on a national “No Regrets Tour” visiting all 50 states and meeting all 50 governors to raise awareness of the diminishing number of WWII…

World War II and Korean War veterans were taken to Washington D.C. as part of a special trip thanks to the return of Honor Flight San Diego. NBC 7’s Nicole Gomez speaks to excited participants.

Dozens of U.S. military veterans woke up bright and early Friday and headed to San Diego International Airport to head to Washington D.C. as part of a program that is back on after a two-year hiatus forced by the coronavirus pandemic.

After a pandemic pause, Honor Flight San Diego is once again taking WWII and Korea War veterans to Washington D.C. for a special experience. NBC 7’s Nicole Gomez reports.

The San Diego Veterans Job Fair is happening, in person, on Sept. 16. Here’s what you need to know.

Now that the U.S. military’s presence in Afghanistan is gone, many veterans of America’s longest war are fueled by frustration with how the 20-year conflict ended — now teaming up in a coordinated effort to secretly rescue thousands of U.S. citizens and Afghan allies left behind and desperate to flee the Taliban.

The all-volunteer team of retired intelligence operatives and highly trained veterans navigates a Taliban-run Afghanistan to shepherding hundreds of at-risk Afghan elite forces and their families to safety, reports NBC 7’s Allie Raffa

NBC 7 speaks with a retired U.S. Air Force Special Operations Commander who is part of a group of U.S. military volunteers working to save Americans left behind in Afghanistan.

Deep frustration is fueling a coordinated effort by military veterans from across the country to rescue Americans and allies from Afghanistan, reports NBC 7’s Allie Raffa

President Joe Biden signed the Paws Act into law on Wednesday. The bill connects veterans struggling with post-traumatic stress disorder with service dogs.

A co-sponsor of the bill said similar programs have shown “great results” with veterans and that “we want to give that access to even more people.”

Many veterans of the Afghanistan war are struggling with the pictures of a Taliban takeover as the United States pulls out its troops from the country.

Dozens of local vets gathered in Mission Bay Sunday, to mark 76 years since the end of World War II.

Dozens of local veterans gathered in Mission Bay Sunday, to mark 76 years since the end of World War II. NBC 7’s Ramon Galindo reports.

SeaWorld San Diego is offering free tickets to U.S. military veterans for themselves and up to three guests to visit the park now through December 24.

San Diego veterans say U.S. troops have been in Afghanistan for too long but worry about what happens next, reports NBC 7’s Allison Ash