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.
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.
A high school English teacher who led a platoon of 29 Nevada National Guard soldiers to protect military leaders and VIPs in war-ravaged Afghanistan said Friday he’s glad to be home and thankful they all returned “in one piece.”
A family whose 400-acre Groom Mine property lies within sight of the classified Area 51 says it will keep fighting the federal government for a higher price for its land.
The Sheahan family’s feud with the Air Force over their Groom Mine property near the classified Area 51 installation will climax Thursday as the Air Force moves to seize it after a co-owner said the rejected $5.2 million offer was “disingenuous.”
If you’re a veteran like Willie L. Smith and you want to ask Veterans Benefits Administration Service Center Manager Allen Bittler in Reno about the delay in processing your disability claim and where it stands in the backlog, well good luck.
“Today the guns are silent. A great tragedy has ended. A great victory has been won. The skies no longer rain death. … The entire world is quietly at peace.” Those were the words of Gen. Douglas MacArthur, 70 years ago on Sept. 2, 1945. That day has special meaning for Barbara Ackerson, of North Las Vegas.
