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U.S. Army Rangers remember comrades killed in action

Dale Burchfield, 93, trained with the U.S. Army commando unit named for its famed commander, but was hospitalized with an illness before his comrades shipped out.

 
Protesters target Trump’s Las Vegas hotel — VIDEO

A day after seven anti-drone warfare activists were arrested in a civil disobedience action at Creech Air Force Base, about 20 protesters converged Thursday at Trump International in Las Vegas

Ohio woman sent to Nevada prison on ‘stolen valor’ charge

A 25-year-old Ohio woman has been sentenced to nearly 20 years in prison in Nevada on fraud charges stemming from an investigation that began when she falsely claimed to be a decorated military veteran.

Sandoval dedicates long-awaited Nevada Veterans Memorial — VIDEOS

With a thunderous flyover by a pair of fighter jets and applause from 2,000 veterans and families, Gov. Brian Sandoval dedicated the long-awaited Nevada Veterans Memorial on Friday, saying, “This will be the gathering place for the ages.”

Nevada military police deploy to Afghanistan

About 30 soldiers from the Nevada Army National Guard’s most-deployed unit mobilized Thursday in a ceremony in Las Vegas.

Women veterans told about VA benefits, services

The Department of Veterans Affairs took another step toward changing the agency’s culture Thursday with a forum to heighten awareness about Nevada’s more than 21,300 women veterans and health care services the VA provides to fit their needs.

Veterans group criticizes new VA benefit, appeal forms

The Department of Veterans Affairs launched a “standardized forms” requirement this week for veterans seeking disability benefits and filing appeals, but the change has drawn criticism from the Disabled American Veterans.

Fisher House groundbreaking: new home for wounded warriors’ families

A dozen dignitaries including three members of Nevada’s congressional delegation pitched the first shovelfuls of dirt Friday to launch construction of the state’s first Fisher House where families of wounded warriors can stay while their loved ones recover at the North Las Vegas VA Medical Center.