This article by Jared Keller originally appeared on Task & Purpose, a digital news and culture publication dedicated to military and veterans issues.
Retired Marine Staff Sgt. R. Lee Ermey, the legendary Marine drill instructor turned iconic Full Metal Jacket actor who died last year, will be formally laid to rest with full military honors at Arlington National Cemetery at 10 a.m. on Jan. 18,...
By: Su Phelps and Megan Way | Photos by: Su Phelps and Lawrence Oravetz
On Jan 12th, Veterans Foundation hosted a fundraiser at Applebee’s in the West Shopping Center. Half of the profits went to Fisher house. Members from Veterans Foundation volunteered their time to serve the food.
Founder of Nevada Veterans Foundation and Former Purple Heart State Commander Dr....
By Barbara Duckett
Social Security Public Affairs Specialist in Las Vegas, NV
Planning and saving are core elements to a successful retirement. For over 80 years, Social Security has helped Americans achieve that goal. And each year, the American Savings Education Council and America Saves coordinate America Saves Week. The week is an opportunity for organizations to promote good savings behavior; it is...
By: Dr. Peter Vincent Pry
Now that Democrats have recaptured the House, their defense and foreign policy “experts” who made a muck of national security during the Obama administration are back with bad advice.
Jim Miller and Frank Rose, former senior officials in Mr. Obama’s Defense and State departments, in their article “Bad Idea: Space-Based Interceptors and Space-Based Directed Energy Systems” (Dec. 13, CSIS) make the Democratic case...
20 Dec 2018
The Associated Press | By Daniel A Flores
MISSION, Texas — Carlos Jaime Torres's family recently gathered under a tree to watch him lowered to his final resting spot at the Rio Grande Valley State Veterans Cemetery in Mission.
The Monitor reports the late veteran received a hero's welcome back to the country that twice deported him, complete with full military funeral honors...
Helen Wells, a 94-year-old assistant library volunteer for the 59th Medical Wing, poses for a photo. (U.S. Air Force/Kevin Iinuma)
Air Force News | By Kevin Iinuma
Helen Wells, a 94-year-old volunteer librarian assistant at the 59th Medical Wing on Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, recently celebrated 53 years of service.
Before volunteering at Wilford Hall to serve as a library assistant, Wells dedicated...
By: Megan Way and Su Phelps | Photos by: Su Phelps and Lawrence Oravetz
The Nevada Department of Veterans Services (NDVS) and United Veterans Legislative Council (UVLC) partnered together to conduct the 2019 Veterans Summit at the VA Southern Nevada Health Care Center on December 12th. The UVLC helps bring together state and national veterans’ organizations, as well as...
By: Su Phelps and Megan Way | Photos by: Su Phelps and Lawrence Oravetz
On Dec 15th, 2018 the Taiwanese Chamber of Commerce of North America (TCCNA) held their 31st TCCNA Conference in Phoenix, Arizona. Owner/Publisher of Veterans Reporter News, Su Phelps, as a member of TCCNA attended this conference. TCCNA wishes to promote the relationship between Taiwan and North...
By: Janet Snyder | Photos by: Su Phelps and Janet Snyder
On January 13th, 25 members of Society of Military Widows (SMW) and their guests attended the first meeting of our 7th year as a SMW Chapter in Las Vegas. SMW Chapter 34 President Su Phelps surprised everyone with a grab bag gift of a colorful silk scarves for every...
Two A-10C Thunderbolt II attack aircraft taxi down the flight line after landing at Incirlik Air Base, Turkey, on Oct. 15, 2015. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Daniel Lile)
A Russian map company has inadvertently revealed secret foreign military bases -- by blurring them out.
Yandex Maps, Russia's answer to Google Maps, obscured the locations of 300 sites...
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