Northern Nevada military news briefs

Veterans/Military Day at the Legislature

The day-long Veterans and Military Day at the Legislature is March 15 beginning at 8 a.m.

Events include coffee/networking, the opening ceremony, veterans/Assembly and Senate pairings, and lunch.

Save your seat by going to https:bit.ly/2023VAMDAL.

Limited vendor space is available. Contact James Richardson at richardsonj@veterans.nv.gov.

Ghost Army exhibit

The Ghost Army exhibit created by the National World War II Museum opens at the Nevada Museum of Art on March 4.

“Ghost Army: The Combat Con Artists of World War II,” was created in consultation with the Ghost Army Legacy Project, and sponsored by E. L. Wiegand Foundation. The exhibit was most recently at the Illinois Holocaust Museum in Skokie, Illinois.

Ghost Army features inflatable military pieces, historical narrative text panels detailing unit operations, profiles of unit officers, archival photography and sketches and uniforms from unit officers. The exhibit presents exclusive, original content from The National World War II Museum archives along with a historical artifact collection curated and donated to the museum by GALP. It debuted at The National World War II Museum in New Orleans in March 2020 before embarking on a national tour to share the story of the Ghost Army with communities across the country.

American Legion golf tournament

Fallon’s local Sons of the American Legion Squadron 16 and American Legion Auxiliary is planning for its third annual golf tournament.

Squadron 16’s campaigns place an emphasis on preserving American traditions and values, improving the quality of life for our nation’s children, caring for veterans and their families, and teaching the fundamentals of good citizenship.

More than $5,000 raised last year went back to the Fallon/Fernley community.

The Platinum sponsorship is $1,200. This sponsorship helps cover the cost of green fees and food, which means all money spent by the players goes straight to programs. This will get your business logo placed on your own banner hung at the clubhouse and two foursomes to play in the tournament.

The Gold sponsorship is $600. This will get your business logo placed prominently on the banner at the clubhouse and a foursome to play in the tournament.

Silver sponsorship is $400 and is the same as gold but with a smaller logo. If you want just the logo with no team entered, Large Logo sponsorship is $350 and Small Logo is $150.

A raffle donation by your business will be free publicity to all of the patrons participating and attending the golf tournament. A 501c(3) letter can be given for your records.

For information, contact Paul “Pip” Valentin at paul.valentin470@gmail.com or 407-319-6908 and leave a message.

Mustang 22 Memorial poker tourney

The 13th annual charity poker tournament is March 11 at the Reno Elks Lodge.

The tournament is sponsored by the Mustang 22 Memorial.

Doors open at 4 p.m. for drinks and dinner starts at 5 p.m. Poker begins at 6 p.m. Tournament cost $75 which includes dinner. Nonplaying guests pay $40.

To register, go to Mustang22Memorial.com and look under the events tab for the Buy Now button. There is a separate button for dinner guests only.

Contact Sean Laycox at 775-240-2284 or Dan Walters at 775-721-6518 for information.

WNC Veterans Resource Center

The Carson City Chamber Leadership Institute’s class of 2023 will be refurbishing the Veterans Resource Center at Western Nevada College.

Events will be held over the next several months to raise funds for the project. The first event is Saturday at 1 p.m. at the Brewery Arts Center’s Artisan Gallery. Other events are planned for April 1 and April 8.

A ribbon cutting is scheduled June 14, Flag Day, at 4:30 p.m. at Western Nevada College. The ceremony will include the unveiling of the Veterans Resource Center in the Cedar Building, 2201 West College Parkway.

For information, email CCLeadership2023@gmail.com or call 775-492-9155.

MOAA dinner and speaker

The Sierra Nevada chapter of the Military Officers Association of America is having its St. Patrick’s dinner and speaker March 22 at Tamarack Junction, 13101 S. Virginia St.

The guest speaker is Christa Burr from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, VA Sierra Nevada Health Care System. Burr is the department Leader for “My Life - My Story” self-reported life stories from veterans seen at the Reno VA.

The event begins at 5 p.m. with a social hour followed by dinner and the speaker at 6 p.m. Dinner consists of corned beef and cabbage, baked salmon with dill sauce, wild rice pilaf, chocolate decadence cake, seasonal cobbler, coffee or tea.

For questions, call Bill Waterman at 775-432-2670 or email wwaterman35@yahoo.com.

Alternatively you can register and pay at moaanv.com.

U.S. Navy Concert Band

The U.S. Navy Concert Band performs in Reno on March 15.

The performance begins at 7:30 p.m. at the University of Nevada, Reno Nightingale Concert Hall, 1335 N. Virginia St.

Performances are free, but some concerts may require advanced ticket reservations. The latest ticket information is at www.navyband.navy.mil.

The U.S. Navy Concert Band is the premier wind ensemble of the U.S. Navy and one of 11 Navy bands around the world. It has performed public concerts and participated in high-profile events for 98 years. The band performs marches, patriotic selections, orchestral transcriptions and modern wind ensemble repertoire, it said in a statement.

Military articles and news briefs are compiled by the Nevada News Group and Nevada Appeal. Questions may be directed to Steve Ranson @SNMGmilitaryeditor or 775-427-0960.