Richard Walker Recieves First

Veteran of the Month Award

Visit the Veteran of the Month page under Services & Benefits

Mobile Office Vehicle Scheduling Visits to Austin, Lovelock and Imlay

With the start of 2012, the NOVS Mobile Office Vehicle (MOV) will be making frequent visits to Nevada's rural townships and communities. The MOV has a new Veterans Service Officer (VSO) to enhance the rural outreach. "I'm pleased to announce Tim Shepard as our most recent addition to the MOV outreach efforts. He brings in-depth understanding and a tremedous amount of experience concerning veterans benefits," said Executive Director Caleb Cage. "Compiling his knowledge with the access the MOV provides, we will pursue a vigorous 2012 schedule to rural townships and communities throughout our state providing assitance and information about benefits veterans deserve for their service to our nation."

Scheduled locations and times:

Austin (Completed)
- Tuesday January 17
- Austin Medical Clinic - 121 Main St. - 12PM - 5PM
Lovelock -
- Wednesday January 25 -
- Pershing County Community Center - 820 6th St - 12PM - 6PM
Imlay
- Thursday, January 26
- Elementary School - 380 Main St. - 9AM - 3PM

Veteran of the Month page added

A new page under Services and Benefits has been added for easy access to the guidelines and nomination forms. Those whom would like to nominate a veteran will be able to download and submit the forms by following the intructions on the page. This page will also list recipients as they are announced throughout the year. We appreciate the nominations which were submitted for review by the commission and the first recipient will be announced in January.

Supply Drive For Troops

completed with help from Blue Star Mothers

Blue Star Moms Packing Christmas Boxes

Reno – December 20, 2011 – With assistance from Blue Star Mothers from the Truckee Meadows, Governor Sandoval’s Supply Drive for Troops was completed and boxes full of supplies for Nevada troops have been shipped. “Our fellow Nevadans and Americans are putting themselves in harm’s way every day. Through this drive, we are hoping to send them something to bring home a little closer. I encourage all Nevadans to participate,” Governor Sandoval stated in his announcement of the drive in November.

“This was a great event organized by the Governor and we are appreciative of the involvement, effort and time the Blue Star Mothers put in to compile the supplies into individual gift boxes for our troops,” said Caleb Cage, Director of NOVS.

Above, supplies are sorted and loaded into boxes.

Below, Blue Star Mothers wishing our troops a Merry Christmas.

Blue Star Moms Wishing Merry Christmas

Nevada Office of Veterans Services - Serving Those Who Have Served Us

For over 65 years we have been dedicated to helping Nevada veterans get the services, benefits and quality of life they deserve. With over 339,000 veterans living in our state, they rely on us to not only understand their lives, but to help them get a better quality of life. We do everything we can to show our American Heroes the same amount of respect, empathy, gratitude and service that they have shown us.

At the Nevada Office of Veteran Services we focus on being advocates for veteran benefits. Throughout the State of Nevada, we offer a variety of services and benefits. Our Nevada State Veterans Home is located in Boulder City, Nevada and provides a home with specialized care, compassion and assistance. We also offer burial services with military honors at our memorial cemeteries located in both Northern and Southern Nevada. At the Nevada Office of Veterans Services we care about providing Nevada veterans and their families with services and benefits for a better life.