AAPI community wants Navy ship named after Filipino medal of honor recipient
The Navy Fireman saved the lives of two fellow sailors during a boiler explosion aboard USS San Diego. Author: LaMonica Peters (KFMB) Updated: 5:46 AM PDT May 24, 2021
SAN DIEGO As we continue to celebrate Asian American Pacific Islander month and Military Appreciation month, leaders in the AAPI community say it’s long overdue for a Filipino medal of honor recipient to have a Navy ship named after him.
News 8s LaMonica Peters tells us more about the sailor and his heroic efforts more than a century ago.
In 1915, nine sailors lost their lives during a blast aboard ship but Navy Fireman 2nd Class Telesforo de la Cruz Trinidad saved two others. Now there’s a push to have a warship bearing his name.
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Largest nurses’ union in the country says it doesn t support the CDC’s latest decision about masks
National Nurses United thinks the CDC s decision is premature with only about 30% of the country being fully vaccinated Author: LaMonica Peters (KFMB) Updated: 11:34 AM PDT May 16, 2021
SAN DIEGO On Thursday the CDC set new guidelines that say those who are fully vaccinated do not have to wear a mask. Now, the largest nurses’ union in the country says it does not support the CDC’s latest decision.
News 8 s LaMonica Peters spoke to the President of the National Nurses United about their stance on the CDC s decision.