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Las Vegas veterans memorial moves closer to completion — PHOTOS

The long-sought Las Vegas Veterans Memorial moved closer to completion Saturday as veterans and officials involved in support of its construction gathered Saturday at the Sawyer Building to prepare the site for the memorial’s May 27 dedication, seven years after it was envisioned.

 
Wounded Warriors Project fires top 2 executives over spending

The board of Wounded Warrior Project, one of the nation’s largest veteran support groups, has fired two top officials amid news reports accusing the group of wasteful spending.

 
Air Force vet convicted of attempting to join ISIS

A U.S. Air Force veteran was convicted Wednesday of terrorism charges for attempting to join the Islamic State group and die a martyr, the first verdict from more than 70 cases the government has brought against Americans accused of trying to supportthe militant group.

Henderson astronaut Donald E. Williams dies at 74

He was famous, but for the most part, Donald E. Williams was a modest, down-to-Earth Navy pilot except when he was orbiting the planet in a space shuttle.

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Italians, Turks fly the competitive skies of Las Vegas — PHOTOS

Flying in Eurofighter Typhoons and F-16 jets, pilots from the Italian and Turkish air forces joined their U.S. partners in a Red Flag air combat training exercise Tuesday, roaring into partially cloudy skies north of Nellis Air Force Base.

Legionella bacteria a deadly stain on VA

When Nevada State Veterans Home resident Charles Demos Sr. died in April 2015 with Legionella in his system, an investigation by the Southern Nevada Health District found the deadly bacteria present at the facility and in his room.

 
Obama proposes closing Guantanamo Bay, moving detainees to US sites

President Barack Obama launched a final push on Tuesday to persuade Congress to close the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, but lawmakers, opposed to rehousing detainees in the United States, declared his plan a non-starter.

Nellis airmen already using latest retention tool — boosted maternity leave

Let’s call it Operation Motherhood. The next mission for Senior Airman MiaLisa Mossay, a 25-year-old dental assistant at Nellis Air Force Base, will begin in about five months. That’s about the time she will deliver her third child as an active-duty military mom.

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