One of the last remaining Navajo Code Talkers who transmitted messages during World War II using the tribe's native language has died.

A local marine veteran isn't letting his paralysis stop him from following his dreams and saving a dog.

The U.S. military is considering putting armed personnel on commercial ships traveling through the Strait of Hormuz, in what would be an unheard of action aimed at stopping Iran from seizing and harassing civilian vessels.

Marine Corps leaders say they'll make their recruiting goal this year, at a time when the active-duty Army, Navy and Air Force expect to fall short.

Two motorcyclists are taking the entire month to remember and care for the families of fallen heroes.

A former Marine who helped smuggle drugs for years from Mexico into the U.S. and even tried to get a song written about his exploits has been sentenced to 12 years in federal prison.

VFW Post 8397 held a flag retirement ceremony and honored the 13 service members killed in Kabul, Afghanistan last year.

Frank Vasquez is a veteran of the Marines, ultra-runner and motivational speaker. On April 23 and 24, he will be the first person to run 100 miles around San Antonio through the Howard W. Peak Greenway Trail System for autism awareness.

A judge has thrown out a lawsuit from a former Marine who was jailed in Iran for more than four years and then denied a multimillion-dollar payout from a special U.S. government victims’ fund after an FBI espionage investigation into his travels.

SAN ANTONIO – As Marines and volunteers sorted toys in a Northeast Side warehouse Friday morning, Toys for Tots coordinator Staff Sgt. Jaramillo expects Toys for Tots will provide gifts over the next two weekends for even more than the 9,000 kids they did last year. But you know, we’re hoping to still continue with the two toys per child,” Jaramillo said Friday morning. As more donations came in Friday - both toys and money - Jaramillo became more optimistic about being able to get each kid their two toys. Many of the Toys for Tots donation locations have already delivered their gifts, but the program is still accepting toys.

Both of these holidays celebrate the brave men and women who protect our country, but is there a difference between the two days?

SAN ANTONIO – The U.S. Army North (Fifth Army), the U.S. Northern Command’s Joint Force Land Component Command (JFLCC), will oversee the second military wildland fire ground response in California this month. The command will be sending approximately 250 Marines and sailors to assist in firefighting efforts in Central California, officials said. Lt. Gen. Laura J. Richardson, the Fifth Army and JFLCC commander, said in a statement that Marines and sailors responding to the fire are prepared to support fire suppression efforts in a COVID-19 environment. “They are scheduled to deploy to Central California, Sept. 19, to receive hands-on training in fire suppression methods and procedures, including watch-out situations and standard firefighting orders, prior to employment in the national forest,” The Fifth Army said. According to officials, the 14th Brigade Engineer Battalion In Northern California from Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, has assisted with wildland fire response efforts at the August Complex in the Mendocino National Forest since Sept. 3.

SAN ANTONIO – A U.S. Marine killed in a training accident last month was escorted from San Antonio in a procession as he returned home to New Braunfels to be laid to rest. Marine Lance Cpl. Perez’s casket arrived at 11 a.m. at San Antonio International Airport. It was escorted by officers with the New Braunfels Police Department and other law enforcement agencies for his return to New Braunfels. RELATED: Marine from New Braunfels killed in training accident off Southern California coast

SAN DIEGO – Two Marines from New Braunfels and Houston are among those dead after their landing craft sank off the Southern California coast during a training exercise last week. Guillermo S. Perez, 19, of New Braunfels, was pronounced dead at the scene on Thursday, according to the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, based at nearby Camp Pendleton, north of San Diego. Officials with the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit announced Sunday that they called off the search. “It is with a heavy heart that I decided to conclude the search and rescue effort,” said Col. Christopher Bronzi, commander of the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit. All of the Marines aboard were attached to the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, based at nearby Camp Pendleton, north of San Diego.

SAN ANTONIO – Taps played in the background as Old Glory was carefully lowered and displayed at half staff in honor of the four Marines killed in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Taps, the watching of the flag being lowered, it stirs the heart, the soul, the mind," veteran Daniel Butler said. Veterans at VFW Post 76 in San Antonio stood in unity, firm in their support for justice. "It really, really gets to us," said Hernandez. While they may be hundreds of miles away, these veterans said it doesn't matter that they've never met the victims of Thursday's shooting.