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Nevada Veterans Journal “Legacies of the Silver State: Nevada Goes to the War” is a compilation of 71 stories of courage and Henley contributed articles they have written.

“Legacies of the Silver State: Nevada Goes to the War” is a paperback book containing 71 stories of courage and service of the men and women who served aboard the battleships USS Arizona and USS Nevada or stormed the beach at Normandy. Others served their country in Europe or in the Pacific Theater. A section deals with Holocaust survivors and their separate fight for life, freedom and respect. Re

tired Nevada newspaper editor Steve Ranson spearheaded the project, and fellow journalists Kenneth Beaton and David C. Many of Ranson’s articles come from World War II veterans who flew on Honor Flights to Washington, D.C. and one that flew to Pearl Harbor in February 2020. Henley, a veteran newspaperman who reported for several Los Angeles newspapers and formerly owned a newspaper in Nevada, also wrote “Battleship Nevada: The Epic Story of the Ship that Wouldn’t Sink.”

07/30/2025

Heavy cruiser had delivered atomic bomb components to Tinian Island in 1945 mission.

12/13/2024
Churchill County High School JROTC Annual Military Inspection for the 2024-25 school year.
11/22/2024

Churchill County High School JROTC Annual Military Inspection for the 2024-25 school year.

11/13/2024

Saturday, a group of friends and supporters of the university will re-dedicate the small memorial in Frederick Williams’ honor before the kickoff between Nevada and Colorado State.

11/13/2024

The rededication of the flag pole and its pillar and the unveiling of a new POW-MIA chair of honor at Mackay Stadium highlighted this year’s Salute to Service on Nov. 2 prior to the Colorado State-Nevada football game. A halftime ceremony recognized veterans from all branches of the military and G...

11/13/2024

One of Nevada’s most heralded World War II veterans who survived the attack on Pearl Harbor more than 80 years ago and saw the battleship guns blazing against the shores of Normandy died Sunday at his home in Mankato, Minnesota. Charles Sehe, 101, who served his entire military career during the s...

11/13/2024

On Oct. 14, 2015, I met “Carson City’s oldest adopted son,” Charles T. Sehe. Pat and Derrel Fike had been corresponding with Charles who had expressed his bucket list item to visit Carson City and meet Gov. Brian Sandoval.

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