A Marine’s legacy as first Puerto Rican Medal of Honor recipient
Pfc. Fernando Garcia is the only Puerto Rican Marine to have received the award.
By Jon Guttman
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Navy fires the head of recruiting for San Antonio, Texas
Cmdr. Stacey O'Neal was a regular presence on Navy Talent Acquisition Group San Antonio's social media pages.
Vets for Trump co-founder remains jailed on gun charges, claims he’s a ‘political prisoner’
Joshua Macias and Antonio LaMotta remain in jail after their arrest last week on gun charges in Philadelphia.
By Davis Winkie
$136,000 settlement reached for troops charged illegal lease termination fees
The Justice Department reached a settlement with Texas-based Western Rim Investors for charging Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland troops illegal lease termination fees between 2011 and 2020.
By Davis Winkie
Korean War veteran sees medals for first time at ceremony
Marcos Luis Montano of Waukegan, 91, held his Purple Heart medal at Veterans Memorial Plaza for the first time last month.
By Karie Angell Luc, Lake County News-Sun via the AP
COVID closed Mexican factories that supply US defense industry. The Pentagon wants them opened.
Factory closures in Mexico due to the coronavirus pandemic are hurting U.S. defense firms, and the Pentagon is urging America’s neighbor to the south to reopen vital suppliers.
By Joe Gould
Trump pays tribute to 2 soldiers killed in Afghanistan attack
President Donald Trump traveled Monday to Dover Air Force Base in Delaware to pay respects to two U.S. soldiers killed Saturday in Afghanistan when a soldier dressed in an Afghan army uniform opened fire with a machine gun.
By Jill Colvin, The Associated Press
Pentagon identifies two soldiers killed in Afghanistan attack
The Pentagon has released the identities of a Green Beret and a former Ranger turned cryptologic linguist killed in combat.
By Kyle Rempfer
Marine recovers father’s ashes, community pitches in to help after moving truck stolen
“San Antonio has helped me appreciate people more than I have before.”
By J.D. Simkins
Prosecutors: Senior chief called officer ‘dick,’ deserted, committed sex crimes
A court-martial trial is scheduled April 6 through 10.
Filipino Catholics pray for Mideast peace in huge gathering
The daylong procession of the wooden Black Nazarene draws massive numbers of largely poor devotees who pray for the sick and a better life.
Countdown: More of the top stories you need to watch for in 2020!
We started Friday with the 13th through 16th top stories for 2020, then hit four more on Saturday and have two more for today.
By Navy Times staff