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Las Vegas 4-service military veteran included in TCM special — VIDEO

One of Yonel Dorelis’ favorite movies is “Bullitt,” the 1968 cop classic starring Steve McQueen, with the best car chase ever put to film. But, while he’d never agree to it, Dorelis’ own story would make a pretty good movie, too.

Wounded veterans get a special ride over Las Vegas Strip — PHOTOS

Sundance Helicopters, Inc. in Las Vegas created a memorable weekend for wounded service members, their caregivers, family members, friends, and supporters by providing complimentary helicopter tours of the Strip on Sunday.

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Remembering Korean War vet’s sacrifice on Purple Heart Day

Al Grandis, then a 19-year-old lovesick Marine, earned one of his Purple Heart medals when he stepped on a mine on a mountaintop in east-central Korea known as “Heartbreak Ridge.”

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.

France honors Southern Nevada vets in ceremony — PHOTOS

Two World War II veterans from the Las Vegas Valley on Saturday received the National Order of The Legion of Honor in the rank of chevalier, or knight — the highest award France bestows on its citizens and foreign nationals —for gallantry in France against the enemy.

At UNLV job fair, veterans look for second chance

Employers and agencies took part in the Veteran and Family Career Fair and Workshop held at UNLV’s student union Saturday afternoon. U.S. Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nev., partnered with the UNLV Military and Veterans Services Center to host the semiannual event.

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