Steve Ranson Photos Two U.S. flag wave among the wreaths Saturday at the Northern Nevada Veterans Memorial Cemetery. More than 2,400 volunteers and family members attended the annual Wreaths Across America remembrance to honor men and woman during the holiday season who served in the armed forces. FERNLEY — Hundreds of people filed toward the cemetery’s pavilion and plaza … [Read more...]
Honoring our Veterans
John Byrne Photos/TribuneJohn Byrne Photos/TribuneJohn Byrne Photos/Tribune 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 … [Read more...]
Veterans Share Experiences After Latest Honor Flight
Steve Ranson Honor Flight Nevada veterans led by George Oliver of Sparks (in front with his brother) return from the nation’s capital. 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 … [Read more...]
NDVS Presents Veteran and Veterans’ Supporter of the Month
Steve Ranson / LVN Graham Stafford, center, is July’s Veteran of the Month. Lt. Gov. Kate Marshall and William Baumann, chairman of the Veterans Services Commission, made the presentation. 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 … [Read more...]
Veterans with Sparks Ties Take Part in Honor Flight
Special to the Tribune Jerry Edson and his father Gerald check out a model ship at the U.S. Navy Museum in Washington, D.C. last month.Jerry, left, and his father Gerald Edson talk to a naval officer at the Washington Navy Yard. 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 … [Read more...]