By: Megan Way | Photos by Lawrence Oravetz
The Bridge at Paradise Valley had their own Veterans Day Celebration in house with cupcakes, the unveiling of their new Veterans Wall of Honor and followed by a Miss Senior Nevada USO show. The Veterans Wall of Honor features logos of the five branches of the military, the pledge of allegiance framed,...
By: Megan Way | Photos by Lawrence Oravetz
Su Phelps, Owner/Publisher of Veterans Reporter News (VRN) came to the Solera Veterans and First Responders Club as a guest speaker for their monthly meeting. The Solera Club has been featured in Veterans Reporter News numerous times. Solera Veterans and First Responders Club President Howard Spanier says, “Our Club has been honored to...
By: Janet Snyder
Kenneth Hill, WWII Veteran who served in the U.S. Army during the Philippine Liberation, spoke about his family's connection to Pearl Harbor and Hawaii. Ken's unit in WWII saw the last Japanese ship sunk during the Philippine Liberation. His brother was in Hawaii at Pearl Harbor repairing ships for 8 years following the Pearl Harbor attack. Ken...
By: VFW 10047 Members
The VFW 10047 serves dinner to Seniors in the local community every week on Thursday from 5pm to 8pm. With the weekly dinner also lining up with Thanksgiving, the VFW post was serving veterans, seniors and active duty alike turkey and the fixings on Thanksgiving evening.
By: Megan Way | Photos by Su Phelps
Walker furniture gives out a little customer appreciation on Nov. 20th, inviting customers to their two locations (on 301 S. Martin Luther King Blvd. Las Vegas, NV and 671 Marks St. Henderson, NV) join them for their Walker VIP Night. At both locations’ guests could mingle with Walker Staff while enjoying beverages,...
Interview and photos by Su Phelps | Written by Megan Way
Nicole Corbin, also known as USMC Corporal Corbin, a year after she graduated Bonanza high school, joined the Marines. After three years in the Marines she’s now 21 years old. Nicole and her family tells us about her life as a young Marine. Nicole is a granddaughter of Joe...
By: Hank Dace | Photos by Su Phelps
October 1st—the second anniversary of the Las Vegas shooting—described as the deadliest mass shooting in modern American history.
Some hundreds of people attend the annual sunrise memorial, in remembrance of the 58 people killed at the open-air country harvest music festival on a warm autumn night.
Although the audience is smaller this year, emotions...
By: VRN Staff
Representative Susie Lee held a series of roundtable meetings during the Congressional break in early October to discuss pending legislation on prescription drugs and health care issues. At a session held on October 9th at her Las Vegas office, Representative Lee responded to a question about what she had heard from the community. " I heard a...
By: Laura Widener
Esper said that Saudi Arabia has requested additional U.S. support to “supplement their own defenses and defend the international rules-based order.”
“In response to continued threats in the region, I’ve ordered the deployment to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia of two additional fighter squadrons and supporting personnel, along with additional Patriot and THAAD air and missile defense batteries,”...
Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits for nearly 69 million Americans will increase 1.6 percent in 2020, the Social Security Administration announced today.
The 1.6 percent cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) will begin with benefits payable to more than 63 million Social Security beneficiaries in January 2020. Increased payments to more than 8 million SSI beneficiaries will begin on December...
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