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5 of Las Vegas’ most heartwarming stories from 2013

There were stories about shootings and other violent crimes. Fires, flash floods and heartrending stories of human loss. But there were stories of human triumph, too.

Grieving family seeks accountability in veterans home neglect case

Former Nevada legislator and longtime optometrist Robert Robinson died less than three weeks after being left outside in extreme heat by staff at the Nevada State Veterans Home in Boulder City.

Burial delays aplenty at veterans cemetery in Boulder City

Barbara Russom waited more than three months to bury the ashes of her friend, decorated Army veteran Thomas Francis Marion, at the Southern Nevada Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Boulder City. And there are others like him.

Navy recognizes sailor who grew up in Las Vegas

A Cheyenne High School graduate and decorated Navy counselor beat 135 shore-based candidates in the Pacific Northwest for the coveted Sailor of the Year honor.

Las Vegan’s book reveals husband’s letters from WWII

Fern Jennings of Las Vegas never knew how lonely and loyal her husband was during the Christmas of 1944 until after he died 40 years later and she opened a shoe box full of his letters from World War II.

VA surveillance video deleted

Surveillance video wanted by the House Veterans Affairs Committee for an inspector general’s probe into the treatment of a blind Navy veteran in October during a lengthy emergency room wait at the North Las Vegas VA Medical Center has been deleted.

Marine veteran teaches fellow homeless survival skills

A Marine veteran, with help from the Westminster Presbyterian Church’s food pantry, he has been a guardian angel for fellow homeless people living in hidden hooches on the shrub-dotted desert next to the North Las Vegas Airport.

Disabled Air Force veteran helps spread the word in Boulder City

An Air Force veteran talked about her work with the military, her time supporting veterans and her PTSD disability at a Wreaths Across America ceremony at the Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Boulder City on Saturday.

PHOTOS: Holiday Meals for Military

Some 350 active military families from Nellis Air Force Base received bags of groceries as part of “Operation Homefront.”

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