2 veterans get gifts of a lifetime
SAN DIEGO -- It’s a celebration they’ll never forget: two proud new Harley-Davidson motorcycle owners with two amazing stories of survival. Dorsey Fyffe retired from the Air Force Special Operations...
View ArticleInmate dog training program provides new leash on life
OTAY MESA, Calif. -- It’s the last place one would look to find love and life shifting transformations, but inside the walls of Donovan State Prison, some inmates call it a new "leash on life." A...
View ArticleJiu Jitsu instructor helps veterans cope with PTSD
CHULA VISTA, Calif. – As post-traumatic stress disorder shatters the lives of thousands of American troops, a Jiu Jitsu instructor in Chula Vista is working to help heal local veterans. Owner and head...
View ArticleDonald Trump: Military suicides happen to service members who ‘can’t handle it’
Watch Video WASHINGTON – Donald Trump suggested Monday that American soldiers and veterans who commit suicide do so because they can’t handle the post-traumatic stress of war. “When you talk about the...
View Article25-hour Cowles Mountain hike raises veteran suicide awareness
SAN DIEGO –Each day, 22 veterans take their own life. Dozens of local hikers hope to win the war against veteran suicide by trekking up and down Cowles Mountain Friday to raise awareness about veteran...
View ArticleVet proposes giving PTSD victims the Purple Heart
SAN DIEGO - In an impassioned Op-Ed penned to the Washington Post, combat veteran and former Assemblyman Nathan Fletcher proposed changing the requirements to receive the Purple Heart. “I know this...
View ArticleSentence for ex-Marine who bit deputy could change
VISTA, CA. -- A retired Marine who was captured on a surveillance camera pouring soda over his head and then moments later getting into a violent struggle with deputies learned his sentence in a Vista...
View ArticleWoman screams at veteran for bringing PTSD service dog in restaurant
PHILADELPHIA — A woman shown on video screaming at a veteran who brought his service dog inside a Delaware restaurant is now telling her side of the story, according to WTXF. In the video, Ciara...
View ArticleAquatic therapy helps veterans cope with PTSD
SAN DIEGO -- A local organization has a creative way to help military veterans and their caregivers cope with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. FOX 5 photojournalist Josh Jenkins visited Wave Academy,...
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