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Congress sends Trump bill to address VA claims backlog

House lawmakers finalized a bill Friday to streamline the appeals process for veterans seeking benefits and sent the legislation to the president.

 
Remembering Korean War vet’s sacrifice on Purple Heart Day

Al Grandis, then a 19-year-old lovesick Marine, earned one of his Purple Heart medals when he stepped on a mine on a mountaintop in east-central Korea known as “Heartbreak Ridge.”

Senate OKs sweeping reform of the GI bill

In one of its last acts before the August recess, the Senate passed a sweeping reform of the GI bill with bipartisan support — part of a legislative package for veterans that Republicans and Democrats were able to agree on.

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Senate OKs bill to help veterans get medical care outside VA

Under the deadline of a funding shortfall, the Senate passed a bill that provides a spending fix for veterans seeking medical care outside the Veterans Affairs system.

Double-amputee veterans stop in Las Vegas on way to Sturgis

Two veterans, who lost their legs during an explosion in Iraq, made a stop in Las Vegas during their journey in the third annual Veterans Charity Ride from Los Angeles to the 77th annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally in South Dakota.

Gov. Sandoval: Nevada National Guard transgender policy unchanged

In a statement responding to Trump tweets saying transgender individuals will no longer be allowed to serve in the U.S. military, governor directs Guard officials to make no change “unless instructed by the secretary of Defense.”

Weather ‘curveballs’ fail to halt Red Flag exercise at Nellis

Despite thunderstorms that forced cancellation of Red Flag missions Tuesday and Wednesday, pilots of F-35 joint strike fighter jets and F-22 Raptors have made significant strides in the ongoing air combat exercise that ends Friday at Nellis Air Force Base.

Trump bans transgender people from military service

President Donald Trump is barring transgender people from serving in the military “in any capacity,” citing “tremendous medical costs and disruption.”

 
Air Force chief objects to Yucca Mountain nuclear routes

U.S. Air Force Secretary Heather Wilson objects to proposed Yucca Mountain nuke waste rail routes that she said would encroach on the Nevada Test and Training Range.

France honors Southern Nevada vets in ceremony — PHOTOS

Two World War II veterans from the Las Vegas Valley on Saturday received the National Order of The Legion of Honor in the rank of chevalier, or knight — the highest award France bestows on its citizens and foreign nationals —for gallantry in France against the enemy.

At UNLV job fair, veterans look for second chance

Employers and agencies took part in the Veteran and Family Career Fair and Workshop held at UNLV’s student union Saturday afternoon. U.S. Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nev., partnered with the UNLV Military and Veterans Services Center to host the semiannual event.

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