A documentary from two Las Vegas filmmakers tells a lesser-known story from the Pearl Harbor attack on Dec. 7, 1941.
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A 90-year-old Army veteran living at the Southern Nevada State Veterans home died this week from COVID-19 complications after being discharged from a local hospital.
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Deonty Eastmon was handed keys to a new car Friday through a program that pairs vehicles with service members in need.
Three Vietnam War veterans from Las Vegas say the draft should be abolished. Their book, “Last Draftees,” was released last month.
Two Las Vegas veterans will be featured in the 2021 Pin-Ups for Vets calendar, which will raise money for hospitalized veterans.
A procession of cars from downtown Las Vegas to Las Vegas Boulevard on Wednesday morning celebrated the 75th anniversary of the end of World War II.
The parade, long billed as the “largest Veterans Day parade west of the Mississippi River,” has been canceled because it could not comply with state public gathering limits.
The move will make it much easier for thousands of military retirees, dependents and widows to access the no-cost medication to which they are entitled.
The horrors of that fateful day “rested on his shoulder” for a lifetime, Nielsen told the Review-Journal in December. He died on Sunday, his daughter announced.
The second annual Buffalo Soldiers Day in Nevada was celebrated Tuesday, honoring Nevada’s African American veterans and the legacy of the Buffalo Soldiers.
Officials said Monday that the base has not been able to sustain the milestones necessary to move to Phase Four for at least two weeks.
Onofrio “NoNo” Zicari, 97, who stormed the beaches of Normandy, France, 76 years ago, reflects on this year’s anniversary amid upheaval in the U.S.
The base will enter the third phase of its reopening on Monday, allowing all personnel to return to work on base, officials said in a news release.
The Nellis pharmacy was placed off-limits for retirees on April 10, preventing many local retirees and widows from accessing the no-cost medication to which they are entitled.
Tributes to fallen U.S. armed service members in the Las Vegas Valley on Memorial Day weekend will be different this year because of the coronavirus pandemic.