Members of the Sheahan family said Monday they have rejected the Air Force’s $5.2 million offer to buy their land and mining claims near Groom Mine, next to the secret Area 51 installation where the U.S. military and CIA have tested spy planes and stealth aircraft for six decades.
Dennis L. Schumacher, a former Army private who was one of the original volunteers for “Darby’s Rangers” of World War II fame, was buried Monday at the Southern Nevada Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Boulder City. He died Aug. 9 at age 93.
Dozens of returning Nevada Army Guard members were honored Saturday after nearly a year of service in the Middle East.
Dennis L. Schumacher survived World War II fighting hand-to-hand combat in Italy and North Africa with the famous U.S. Army commando unit known as Darby’s Rangers.
Water spills down a Plexiglas pane the size of several big-screen TVs inside the Airmen Ministry Center at Creech Air Force Base.
