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SOS running out of money to transport Marines
A volunteer group that provides free shuttle rides for Marines between Palm Springs International Airport and Twentynine Palms is facing its own enemy: rising gasoline prices.
Contributions of time, money needed for SOS to survive
I would like to thank The Desert Sun for Wednesday's page 1 article on Erica Stone's SOS, the service that provides transportation for Marines to and from the airport and Twentynine Palms.
Gas operators, civic groups should help SOS
I cannot believe that SOS and the USO have to go begging for money for gasoline to help our servicepeople.
Desert Falls golf tournament to benefit SOS
Desert Falls Country Club in Palm Desert will have a golf tournament to benefit Soldiers Organized Services beginning at 7:30 a.m. July 12 at the club, 1111 Desert Falls Parkway.
'We don't ever want to forget'
BRYANT -- A year doesn't numb the pain. No matter how many times Ernie Whitacre closes his eyes, the nightmare of June 19, 2008, is still real.
About this time of year, Coachella Valley residents start looking for places to escape the heat on weekends.
Crash at Joshua Tree kills 2, hurts 2
Two men died and two women were critically injured in a suspected drunk-driving crash Wednesday at Joshua Tree National Park.
Give U.S. soldiers break on baggage fees
I am a driver for Soldiers Organized Services. Recently, I picked up a Marine at the Palm Springs airport who needed a ride out to the Marine base in Twentynine Palms.
Ventura County Star Top Stories
Dick Bowers, 90, of Montezuma, Iowa, was making his first trip to Naval Base Ventura County since November 1942, to revisit where he was stationed during his time as one of the original Seabees.
Owatonna man awarded Bronze Star
An Owatonna man has been awarded the Bronze Star for heroic achievement after his deployment with the 2nd Battalion-7th Marines Golf Company First Platoon.
Live Rounds Prepare Twentynine Palms Marines for Real Combat
With the U.S. in the middle of two wars, the military is striving for new ways to get the upper hand in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Twentynine Palms leads MRAP suspension overhaul
The Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center at Twentynine Palms, Calif., will be the first Marine installation to test new independent suspension systems planned for mine-resistant vehicles in Afghanistan, officials said.
Twentynine Palms teens arrested following DUI crash
Sheriff's deputies arrested an intoxicated 18-year-old Twentynine Palms man Monday after he was involved in a hit-and-run crash, officials said.
Twentynine Palms brawl involving Marines turns into shooting
A fight involving several U.S. Marines and civilians escalated into a shooting Sunday when one of the people began firing a gun into the air.
Army Spc. Jeremiah McCleery, 24, Portola; killed in attack by Iraqi soldiers
Jeremiah McCleery was only 4 when his father drove him from the family's home in Rialto to Twentynine Palms, Calif., to watch the triumphant -- and emotional -- return of U.S. soldiers from the 1991 Persian Gulf War.
A Woman Who Escaped A Serial Killer
KPSP Local 2 News has exclusive new information on a serial killer who has confessed to murdering three Coachella Valley women and coming very close to killing a fourth.
A year after corporal's death, family still awaits answers
Eric and Julie Oligschlaeger, parents of Cpl. Chad Oligschlaeger, organized a Memorial Day picnic to honor their son, who was found dead in May 2008 on a Marine base in California.
Moving Wall to come to Cathedral City
The Moving Wall, a half-size figure of the Vietnam Memorial Wall found in Washington D.C., is coming to Cathedral City today.
Coachella Valley Memorial Day events
When: 9 a.m. today Where: Desert Memorial Park Cemetery, 31-705 Da Vall Drive, Cathedral City.
Swine flu outbreak reveals military plans, gaps
The rapid spread of swine flu from Mexico surprised Pentagon officials, who had been focused on a possible Asian-borne pandemic in a response plan that would give the military a last-resort role in helping to impose quarantines and border restrictions.Drafted and overhauled several times in recent years, the military's closely guarded plan for an ...
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