FERNLEY — Hundreds of people filed toward the cemetery’s pavilion and plaza on a cold morning, prepared to help place thousands of wreaths on veterans’ graves. More than 2,400 volunteers and family members attended the annual Wreaths Across America remembrance on Saturday at the Northern Nevada Veterans Memorial Cemetery to honor men and woman who served in the armed forces … [Read more...]
Honoring our Veterans
Sparks officials were on hand Monday morning for a ribbon cutting ceremony for the Nevada Veterans Memorial Plaza at the Sparks Marina that included an Iwo Jima reenactment on Veterans Day. The Northern Nevada State Veterans Home also honored America’s Heroes that day as its residents received a certificate and pin as well as having their photos displayed on a big screen in the … [Read more...]
Veterans Share Experiences After Latest Honor Flight
Veterans on the latest Honor Flight Nevada to the nation’s capital recalled situations in their lives after they returned home from Washington, D.C. Standing behind a 20-mm gun at the Navy Museum in Washington, D.C., Navy veteran Bruce Robison, who served aboard the USS St. Louis Brooklyn-class light cruiser during World War II, recalled a day when Japanese aircraft strafed … [Read more...]
NDVS Presents Veteran and Veterans’ Supporter of the Month
A statewide veterans’ group that has enormous outreach, especially during the legislative session, and a Vietnam-era sailor who has taken an active role as an advocate were recognized for their contributions during a recent ceremony at the Old Assembly Chambers in Carson City by the Nevada Department of Veterans Services. The Veteran Supporter of the Month is the United … [Read more...]
Veterans with Sparks Ties Take Part in Honor Flight
Special to the Tribune Shortly before his arrival in Guadalcanal as a 17-year-old poised for war, the battle for the small jungle-entangled Pacific island endured some of the fiercest fighting during the first year of World War II. Both Marines and soldiers repelled a sixmonth Japanese assault on the small 90-mile long island in the Solomon chain, while aviation assets … [Read more...]