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Double-amputee veterans stop in Las Vegas on way to Sturgis

Two veterans, who lost their legs during an explosion in Iraq, made a stop in Las Vegas during their journey in the third annual Veterans Charity Ride from Los Angeles to the 77th annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally in South Dakota.

Bismarck Sea survivors reminisce as ranks shrink — PHOTOS

They jumped off the aircraft carrier and swam for their lives when the USS Bismarck Sea sunk 70 years ago during the battle for Iwo Jima. On Tuesday, four of the ship’s last survivors reminisced about that kamikaze attack by two Japanese warplanes at what they said might be their final reunion.

 
Operation Homefront awards house to vet in Las Vegas — VIDEO

Nevada Army National Guard veteran Nathan Fischer is starting a new chapter in his life. Fischer has a home of his own in northwest Las Vegas and he will be able to raise his daughter there.

Vegas veteran, wife go from tent to home

Air Force veteran Mark McGrath was among the ranks of Southern Nevada’s 692 homeless veterans until he and his wife, Jennifer, made the move to permanent housing in April thanks to a HELP USA program.

Pearl Harbor veteran laid to rest — PHOTOS

Willis Avery, one of the last of a few remaining local Pearl Harbor veterans, was remembered at a funeral service 10:40 a.m. Friday at the Southern Nevada Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Boulder City.

 
MIA: Las Vegas family still searching 40 years after Vietnam War’s end

For Zak Farrell of Las Vegas and the families of 1,625 other U.S. military personnel who are still unaccounted for in Vietnam, the conflict over political ideals continues Thursday — the 40th anniversary of the war’s end.