The family of a Navy SEAL from Las Vegas who was killed in a 2008 training accident at a Mississippi shooting facility is continuing a wrongful death lawsuit against the facility’s owners after the Mississippi Supreme Court overturned a lower court’s ruling this month.
An awestruck Army veteran still limping from wounds he suffered in Afghanistan four years ago doesn’t consider himself a hero although that’s what everybody called him Thursday when he accepted the keys to his new home in southwest Las Vegas.
The Army’s first female brigadier general, during a visit to Las Vegas to promote her book, stressed the need for accountability, effective leadership to handle the nation’s armed forces as cutbacks loom.
United States flags are supposed to be flown with pride in honor of the nation, its people, its veterans and those serving in the armed forces and government agencies. That is why members of a Las Vegas Veterans of Foreign Wars post want to know who dumped about a dozen large U.S. flags in late November on a paved lot. Post members want to make the public aware that veterans groups can retire flags properly.
The Thunderbirds aerial demonstration team is back in action after a short season, practicing for a year full of shows in Las Vegas and around the nation.
Las Vegas USO Center Director Doug Bradford and his programs assistant have left their positions at the McCarran International Airport lounge, USO volunteers were told in an email by an area manager Wednesday night.
Decorated Las Vegas veteran’s bad experience with the VA Medical Center has him worried that the new facility won’t be able to save his life if he has a medical emergency.
They say a picture is worth a thousand words. A camera found by a kind-hearted local is worth a social media manhunt.
Veterans Affairs investigators probing allegations of mistreatment of a blind, diabetic veteran during a lengthy wait at the North Las Vegas VA Medical Center are reviewing text message excerpts and photos from a witness’s smart phone since surveillance camera footage has been erased.
