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U.S. Air Force Capt. John Costa reunites with daughters Ally, left, and Tally after the Sirens of TI performance Tuesday at the Treasure Island hotel-casino. Costa returned home two weeks early to surprise his family after a year’s deployment in Afghanistan.
The House agreed Tuesday to shift $44 million in mandatory overtime to regional offices of the Department of Veterans Affairs struggling to reduce backlogs of disability claims, including the one in Reno.
With his signature Monday, President Barack Obama put the finishing touches on a new Stolen Valor law that makes it a crime to lie about receiving a military medal and targets people who try to profit by falsely passing themselves off as war heroes.
The Air Force should relax its rules to encourage sponsorships and private donations as a way to reinstate popular air shows, such as Aviation Nation in Las Vegas, that have been canceled due to budget cuts, according to Rep. Joe Heck, R-Nev.
Air Force airmen and Army paratroopers took their final exam Friday, participating in a military exercise in the Nevada desert.
SEATTLE — The Army staff sergeant charged with slaughtering 16 villagers in one of the worst atrocities of the Afghanistan war will plead guilty to avoid the death penalty in a deal that requires him to recount the horrific attack for the first time, his attorney told The Associated Press on Wednesday.
A military investigation has determined human error was to blame for a March mortar explosion that killed seven U.S. Marines during a live-fire training exercise at the Hawthorne Army Depot in Nevada.
With another Memorial Day over and thousands of U.S. flags placed on graves at the Southern Nevada Veterans Memorial Cemetery, the veterans behind the annual event are seeking donations for their flag fund.
Rep. Dina Titus emerged from a closed-door meeting Tuesday with representatives from veterans groups and support organizations to say she will zero in on the Veterans Benefits Administration’s Reno Regional Office to reverse a staggering backlog in disability claims.
Memorial Day was set in the springtime because that’s when the flowers are in bloom. The living honor the dead in the only way we can. We visit the graves, and we adorn them with beauty and keepsakes. Signs of life.
ARLINGTON, Va. — President Barack Obama said Monday that Americans must honor the sacrifices of their fighting men and women, particularly at a time when the U.S. combat role in Iraq has ended and the country’s involvement in Afghanistan is winding down.
They live by the adage that “time heals all wounds.”
Flags fluttered, hundreds of motorcycle engines rumbled and people rose to their feet as the presentation of the colors commenced, kicking off this year’s Memorial Day ceremony at Southern Nevada Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Boulder City.
In a series of recent bills and actions, Rep. Dina Titus has launched an attack on problems in the Department of Veterans Affairs so the veterans who served the country will be better served by its government.
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