The annual ceremony at Nevada's Civil War cemetery was canceled this year, but the American Legion is encouraging Nevadans to still remember the fallen this Memorial Day.
The only Civil War cemetery in Nevada is located near Downtown Reno, at the corner of 10th and Angel Street. The Grand Army of the Republic Cemetery dates back to 1890 and is the final resting place for Nevada's civil war veterans.
Independence Day is less than a week away. If your American flag has seen better days, The American Legion is once again teaming up with Scheels to make sure you can fly the stars and stripes with pride this Fourth of July.
The American Legion helps veterans and their families all across the country, and on Tuesday, members chose a Reno Marine for a big surprise, as part of their national convention.
This week the Reno-Sparks Convention Center is swarming with veterans young and old: 9,000 members of the American Legion in town for their national convention.
Hundreds of veterans are set to participate in the American Legion organization's annual convention parade in downtown Reno on Saturday. Virginia Street will be closed for the event--which begins at 4 p.m. near Court St. and will move north to 6th St.
President Donald Trump is speaking in Reno at the 99th National Convention of The American Legion, which is the nation's largest organization of wartime veterans.
The Reno-Sparks Convention and Visitors Authority announced today that it booked four conventions worth more than 40,000 room nights from the three largest veterans organizations in the United States.
A local soldier is back home with his family after spending time overseas, but not before receiving a hero's welcome back to our area on Friday.