by Dave Hugus | Aug 2, 2018 | Press Release
CITY OF HENDERSON NEWS RELEASE 240 S. Water St., Henderson, NV, 89015 Please Contact Debra L. Haskell, Public Relations Coordinator, 702-267-4035 OFFICE OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS July 31, 2018 Purple Heart Plaza Set to Open August 7 Celebration Coincides With...
by Dave Hugus | Aug 2, 2018 | History
Nye County and the Town of Pahrump, Nevada have declared themselves Purple Heart entities. They have joined a growing number of governmental agencies that have shown their support for America’s combat wounded veterans by doing so. A New Level But Nye County and...
by Dianne Robbins | Jun 23, 2018 | History
On June 15, 2018, 35 veterans were finally interred at the Southern Nevada Veterans’ Memorial Cemetery. The remains of these veterans had languished unclaimed in mortuary vaults for as long as 44 years. But thanks to the Missing in Nevada Project, its coordinator...
by Dan Peterson | Mar 30, 2018 | History
The Spanish-American War (1898) was a conflict between the United States and Spain that ended Spanish colonial rule in the Americas and resulted in U.S. acquisition of territories in the western Pacific and Latin America. The war originated in the Cuban struggle for...
by Dan Peterson | Mar 30, 2018 | Mental Health
TBI (Traumatic Brain Injury) can come from many causes: falls, vehicle accidents, bullets, shrapnel, etc. In recent years, researchers have begun to understand that the primary blast pressure wave from explosions can also damage the brain, although the specific...
by Dan Peterson | Mar 30, 2018 | Veterans Benefits
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) furnishes upon request, at no charge to the applicant, a Government headstone or marker for the unmarked grave of any deceased eligible Veteran in any cemetery around the world, regardless of their date of death. A...
by Dianne Robbins | Mar 22, 2018 | Military Holidays
On March 28, 2017, President Donald J. Trump signed the Vietnam War Veterans Recognition Act of 2017. This act officially recognizes March 29 as Vietnam War Veterans Day annually. The act also encourages the display of the US flag every year on March 29. It should...
by Dianne Robbins | Mar 20, 2018 | Service Animals
Service dogs greatly enhance the quality of life for people with disabilities. They are trained to do work or perform tasks for people with disabilities and are considered working animals, not pets. Here’s the story of one such example. Meet Sam Sam Dudak...
by Dianne Robbins | Mar 8, 2018 | Guides & Handbooks
The moment when a loved one passes away is the last in which residents will want to struggle to gather all of the information and documentation necessary to deal with the death. However, for those who do not prepare beforehand, this is an unfortunate reality. When...
