By: James Lint
On August 8-12th, many of the smart hackers gather in Las Vegas for DEF CON, commonly described as a hacker’s convention. This is the 26th year of DEF CON, which is held in Las Vegas.
The conference theme for 2018 is “1983: The View from Dystopia’s Edge.” At the heart of this theme is the concept of the counter-future, an...
By Steve Andrascik
SAMS Post 711 has been very busy recently. Post 711 has hosted and attended more than 54 events so far this year. These are short summaries of the more recent events we’ve attended.
On August 19, one of our members, Kurtis Dunphy; our Finance Officer, and his wife, Theresa were the gracious hosts of a pot luck social...
By: Ralph McNamara, Outreach Coordinator of Purple Heart Chapter 730 Photos by: Lawrence Oravetz
On September 15, 2018, The Military Order of the Purple Heart, Chapter 730 held its first successful fundraiser at Firelight Barn Dinner. The Firelight Barn is a cozy, intimate venue where attendees become like family. They may be small, but their heart's as big as Texas!...
“I’m also grateful to be join by another remarkable Nevadan with a heart for this state’s heroes. About a decade ago, I’m told that he saw Nevada’s homeless veterans, struggling, needing help and so he founded veteran’s village 7 years ago to give them stability and the springboard that they need to get back on their feet and lead...
By: Peter Pry
“Not to know what happened before you were born is to remain forever a child.” - Cicero
Russia is conducting the largest military exercise of the 21st century. VOSTOK-18 has mobilized 300,000 troops, 36,000 tanks and other vehicles, 1,000 aircraft and 80 ships to practice World War III.
Russia is the most heavily armed state in the world. Russian...
By: Megan Way Photos by: Larry Oravetz and Su Phelps
One Hero at A Time is a team of volunteers that selects a critically injured and holds a biannual event, One Hero at a Time Benefit in his/her honor and even better, you give your donation to veteran themselves at the entrance. On Sept 22, Sergeant (ret) Adam Poppenhouse and...
By: Megan Way Photos by: Su Phelps
Walker Furniture held their official VIP Ribbon Cutting ceremony for the Grand Opening of the company’s second valley super store at 671 Marks St. Henderson, NV 89014 (Located in the Sunmark Plaza) on Monday, Sept. 17. Henderson Mayor Debra March, Henderson Chamber representatives, and Walker Furniture owners Larry and Daryl Alterwitz, and Linda Alterwitz-Mizrahi was in attendance. Patti Gerace and Dennis Dieter, the Marketing Director and General Manager respectively, for Walker Furniture are very proud of...
By: Philip and Megan Way Photos by: Su Phelps and Lawrence Oravetz
On September 8th, Armed Forces & Military Appreciation Inc. had their once a year Annual Military and First Responders Appreciation Day. This event is made to celebrate the military, veterans, and first responders. To say thank you to them and just to have a good time. There was...
By: Megan Way Photos by: Su Phelps
Derek Uehara and his wife Janie organized a Meet the Candidates event on August 28th. There were candidates from all parties and various offices were there to share their ideas and to interact with the general public. Derek Uehara said the hope for this event was for making politics more accessible for the...
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