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Destruction in Germany

Navy veteran Ron Deanne of Henderson in June retraced steps that Army Pvt. Ed Jennings took 70 years ago on battlefields and cities where the 5th Infantry Division fought in France and Germany during World War II, including Frankfurt, Germany.

Retracing his steps

Navy veteran Ron Deanne of Henderson in June retraced steps that Army Pvt. Ed Jennings took 70 years ago in Reims, France, near where the 5th Infantry Division fought during World War II.

Retracing his steps

Navy veteran Ron Deanne of Henderson in June retraced steps that Army Pvt. Ed Jennings took 70 years ago around Ste. Mere Eglise, France, where the 5th Infantry Division fought during World War II.

Las Vegas group wins grant to help homeless veterans

The Labor Department will award a $230,000 grant to the U.S. Vets site in Las Vegas for employment and training services for homeless veterans.

Air Force grounds F-35s for safety check after fire

The Air Force Thursday grounded its fleet of F-35 fighter jets made by Lockheed Martin Corp., including those based at Nellis Air Force Base, as a safety precaution after a fire on one of the planes forced an aborted takeoff in Florida.

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Lawmakers ‘astounded’ Filipino WWII veterans denied for benefits

As a small group of Filipino-American patriots watched from Las Vegas, lawmakers said in Washington Tuesday that they were ‘astounded’ and angry that a program set up to benefit Filipino soldiers who fought alongside Americans in World War II denied payments to more than half the applicants.

Bill by Titus, others would boost residency programs at VA facilities

U.S. Rep. Dina Titus of Nevada and two of her colleagues on the House Veterans Affairs Committee proposed a bill this week to create 2,000 residency programs at VA facilities in Las Vegas and elsewhere to curb a shortage of doctors.

Air Force secretary says avoiding spending cuts ‘No. 1 concern’

On her first official visit to Nellis Air Force Base, Secretary of the Air Force Deborah Lee James said Monday she will stress to her colleagues in Washington what she heard from local airmen: Don’t let automatic budget cuts under sequestration happen again.

Heck served in Iraq, now ‘appalled’ at collapse

Rep. Joe Heck of Nevada and other Iraq veterans on Capitol Hill watch almost helplessly as Islamic militants push through the country that Americans fought to stabilize following the U.S. invasion in 2003.

Heck working on legislation to cut red tape on veterans care

U.S. Rep. Joe Heck of Nevada is preparing a bill to cut red tape that hinders doctors at Nellis Air Force Base from treating veterans needing specialized care not available from the VA hospital in North Las Vegas.

Heller to visit Normandy for D-Day commemoration

U.S. Sen. Dean Heller of Nevada will depart Thursday for France where he and eight other senators will mark the 70th anniversary of the D-Day invasion, his office confirmed.

Shinseki departure from VA sparks relief, new worries from Nevadans

In the wake of Veteran Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki’s Friday resignation, Southern Nevada veterans advocates offered a sigh of relief but believe the real problem stems from a cumbersome bureaucracy.

Reid promises ‘immediate work’ on VA problems

U.S. Sen. Harry Reid of Nevada promised Thursday that the Senate will get to work immediately on “appropriate legislation” to fix problems at the Department of Veterans Affairs, but was silent on whether beleaguered agency chief Eric Shinseki should be part of the solution.

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