By: Megan Way | Photos by Lawrence Oravetz
North Las Vegas Councilman Isaac Barron hosted a free back-to-school giveaway and party in partnership with Neighborhood Recreation Center to get children and families ready for the new school year on August 8th 2019. This is the 3rd annual giveaway the Councilman has hosted. "“Its something we do to help out the...
By: Megan Way | Photos by Su Phelps
The Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 10047 hosted a combination event to honor all Las Vegas Valley Purple Heart Recipients and The Las Vegas Military Order of The Purple Heart Chapter 730 on August 10th. The event was sponsored by the VFW Post 10047 Buddy Poppy Program. The Spot Food Truck came...
By: Megan Way | Photos by Su Phelps
USAF Colonel Robert Frank (Ret.) passed away on June 25th, 2019. His memorial service took place at the Calgary Chapel Green Valley at Henderson, Nevada on July 28th.
Robert was born in Pryor, Oklahoma to Beatrice and David Frank On February 5, 1940. He had two brothers, Lawrence and Glenn. Robert is survived...
NORTH LAS VEGAS, Nev. – Employees from the Veterans Affairs Southern Nevada Healthcare System (VASNHS) recently donated over 300 backpacks filled with school supplies to disadvantaged children in Las Vegas. A truckload of the donated goods was transferred from the North Las Vegas VA Medical Center to Whitney Elementary School, where up to 75 percent of the children are at risk of homelessness.
The drive...
By: Megan Way | Photos by Amber Gentry
Afternoon, on July 11th, veterans lined the Henderson municipal court, moments away from graduating Veterans Treatment Court (VTC). Mark “Izzy” Israelitt, a VTC mentor, was the guest speaker for the ceremony.
Henderson Municipal Judge Mark Stevens, (an military veteran himself) started the Veterans Treatment Court in 2011 after the Nevada Legislature authorized the...
By: Megan Way | Photos by Lawrence Oravetz
The Veterans History Project of the Library of Congress collections is home to over 110,000 personal stories from veterans that describe in their own words their experiences serving our nation from World War I to the most recent conflicts. Ivy Guillermo Del-la-Cruz is one of those veterans. On July 30th, 2019 Congresswoman...
By Jeanette B. Early
I am a Gold Star Wife, not by choice nor ever desired, but as the result of the death of my husband, SFC Howard Lee Early, who was killed in Vietnam in 1969, leaving me and our three sons, ages 5 and 4 (twins). I joined the organization of Gold Star Wives of America (GSW), shortly...
By Steve Ranson, LVN Editor Emeritus
A statewide veterans’ group that has enormous outreach, especially during the legislative session, and a Vietnam-era sailor who has taken an active role as an advocate were recognized for their contributions during a recent ceremony at the Old Assembly Chambers in Carson City by the Nevada Department of Veterans Services.
The Veteran Supporter of the...
By: Megan Way | Photos by Su Phelps & Lawrence Oravetz
Through July 11th to 13th, more gold star wives than ever, all with their signature white caps and yellow jackets, from around the nation flew to Las Vegas. Why? On these days the 74th Annual Gold Star Wives of America National Convention took place at the Luxor Hotel on...
By: Megan Way | Photos by Lawrence Oravetz
The Devil Pups kids and Founder/CEO of Youth Leadership Authority, Marie Tomao are back again this year with their annual fundraiser for Youth Leadership Authority (YLA) at Hash House a Go Go in Henderson. This year the event was on evening of July 12th. Many of the guests were invited from the...
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