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Dear Friends: On a cold Christmas Eve in 1914, German, French, and British Soldiers hunkered down in the muddy trenches that had become their home during World War I. Between those trenches was a war-torn expanse of ground that was simply referred to as “no-man’s land.”

CARSON CITY — Hundreds of Nevada National Guardsmen will remain on duty through the first quarter of 2021, Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak announced Thursday.

CARSON CITY — More than eight months into the Nevada guard’s support of the battle against COVID-19, the stubborn microscopic enemy showed no sign of surrender as many of the state’s counties reported record number of cases in late fall.

Soldiers with the Nevada Army Guard's G Company, 2/238th Aviation Unit returned home recently after a tour in Afghanistan.

RENO — Change of command ceremonies in Las Vegas on Saturday and Reno on Sunday marked the start of new leadership positions for two top officers in the Nevada Army Guard.

Get an early start on your Christmas shopping and show support for your local veterans Sept. 26-27 in Carson City with the fourth annual Sierra-Tahoe Auxiliary Unit No. 137 Fleet Reserve rummage sale.

Stop by Veteran's Hall located at Second and Curry Street in Carson City from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and pick up a few items in which you choose the price you want to pay, with the proceeds to benefit Carson City area veterans.

On Sunday morning, 40 Nevada National Guardsmen and community members participated in the ninth annual memorial run/walk remembering those who were killed at the IHOP in Carson City on Sept. 6, 2011.


I found photos last week of our landscape when we bought the house in 1988. There were trees lined up like soldiers along the borders of the property and lawn everywhere else. No flowers, no shrubs. Everything was flat. Although this was boring, it certainly was easy to maintain. Thirty-two years later, I look back at that landscape and think, why did I plant so much?

The Nevada Guard is set to host its ninth annual memorial run/walk on Sunday, Sept. 6, to commemorate the victims of the International House of Pancakes shooting that occurred in 2011. The run/walk will start at what used to be the Carson City IHOP, 3883 S. Carson St., at 7 a.m. Sunday.

CARSON CITY — Hundreds of Nevada National Guardsmen will remain on duty for the remainder of 2020 in support of the state’s COVID-19 response, Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak announced Tuesday.

CARSON CITY — Undeterred by nation’s prevailing real-world biological hazard of coronavirus, the Nevada National Guard’s 92nd Civil Support Team was declared fully trained and validated by U.S. Army North evaluators at the conclusion of the “Quenching Steel” exercise July 23 here in the Silver State’s capital. The results of the evaluation were released July 24.

Retired Army Col. Alvin Bolton of Reno has been named the Nevada National Guard's first chief diversity officer and he will begin his new position in Carson City on July 28.

Team members in the Carson City-based Nevada National Guard 92nd Civil Support Team move a soldier to safety following a mock accident during the “Quenching Steel” exercise in the Capital City on Tuesday.

A 27-year-old Carson City man was arrested for allegedly attempting to break into Nevada National Guard Civil Support Team vehicles, trespassing, and destruction of private property.

Korey Eugene Mills was arrested Thursday afternoon in the 1400 block of Rand Avenue for an investigation that began in late June.

On May 22nd members of Carson City Elks Lodge #2177 placed 30 flags on service members’ memorials at Lone Mt. Cemetery in Carson City.

The first time I had ever heard "Taps" played in person, I was visiting Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, VA, just outside of Washington, D.C. A Navy funeral was concluding and bugler "Taps" signaled the sailor's final farewell.

Virginia City held their Memorial Day Parade, Saturday afternoon. But they did so in a way that kept everyone safe, with state regulations in mind.

CARSON CITY — The Nevada National Guard began assisting Washoe County Health District COVID-19 sample collection capability Friday at the Reno-Sparks Livestock Events Center with about 30 medical support personnel.

About 700 additional Nevada National Guard Soldiers and Airmen will enter the fight against COVID-19 this week, Gov. Steve Sisolak announced Tuesday.

Gov. Steve Sisolak said Nevada’s peak of COVID-19 cases could come anywhere from early April to mid-June, saying he was more focused on lessening effects of the pandemic while warning that the state might need to “tighten the faucet” if people don’t heed social-distancing recommendations.

CARSON CITY, Nev. — Nearly 100 Nevada National Guard Soldiers and Airmen will join the National Guard's COVID-19 response effort this week and join the other 17,000 Guardsmen across the nation already on duty battling the coronavirus, said Gov. Steve Sisolak on Wednesday.

“To have change, you have to celebrate progress.”

These were the words of Phumzile Mlambo Ngcuka, the Executive Director of United Nations Women, and also the central theme of a speech given by two female American Soldiers to Polish Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Course students March 9 at the Military Education Center in Elk, Poland.

Ondra L. Berry, the Adjutant General of the Nevada National Guard who oversees the Nevada Air and Army Guard, has been promoted by the Department of the Air Force to the rank of major general. He will add a second star to his uniform once Gov. Steve Sisolak promotes Berry in a pending promotion ceremony.

The Salvation Army is open and ready to serve. All Salvation Army Officers in the Western Territory have been placed on Emergency Disaster Status to better serve our communities in this time of crisis.

Q&D Construction, a Northern Nevada contractor, will lead construction on the Heroes Memorial Building renovation project in Carson City, the new emergency department and covered connector at the Carson Tahoe Regional Medical Center and the Elko County Osino Interchange, and will co-lead the construction of a terminal expansion at Glacier Park International Airport in Kalispell, Mont.

CARSON CITY — Higher education has the power to make grandiose dreams come true. For Alana Pankopf, it all started with the aspiration of becoming a doctor.

The Nevada Army Guard's 757th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion will mobilize beginning Friday for an approximately 1-year mission to Poland in support of Operation Atlantic Resolve.

The Carson City Army Recruiting Station is proud to welcome two of our newest Future Soldiers, Alissa Lucas and Taylor Clark. Alissa Lucas is currently a Senior at Carson High School and a member of the Junior ROTC.

She chose to attend training to be Military Police and will leave after high school graduation. Taylor Clark is from Gardnerville and a 2019 graduate of Douglas High School. She chose to become an Intelligence Analyst and leaves for Basic Training in November. Congratulations to you both for making the decision to serve our country!

Heading into the weekend, there’s plenty of activities around the Carson City region to help the next three days breeze by. Events include an artists fair at Carson Mall, the 60th annual camel and ostrich races in Virginia City, a memorial run in Carson City, the 28th annual Oktoberfest in Gardnerville, a Veterans Resource Fair at Carson Nugget, history walks at Mormon Station Park, live comedy and more.

The Nevada Guard is set to host a memorial run, walk on Friday, Sept. 6, to commemorate the victims of the International House of Pancakes shooting that occurred in 2011. The run, walk will start at the Carson City IHOP, 3883 S. Carson St., at 7 a.m.