Nevada
Plane ride home after Honor Flight trip brings tears to Southern Nevada veterans
LAS VEGAS, Nev. (FOX5) – Veterans call it a trip of a lifetime.
Honor Flight Southern Nevada recently toured war memorials built for them in the Washington D.C. area. FOX5 went along and has been telling the stories of victory, sacrifice and loss of life during war.
Some veterans could not hold back tears when they returned home from the trip. They were surprised by “mail call” on the plane back to Las Vegas.
“When many of these men and woman served, one of the things they looked forward to was an opportunity to get mail from home,” said Honor Flight Southern Nevada President Belinda Morse.
Morse made that announcement to a packed plane at about 30,000 feet over Colorado. Honor Flight staff then handed out stacks of cards and letters, written to veterans by friends and family before the trip. A child drew a picture of a person on a boat for Vietnam Veteran Alan Zach, who was in the Coast Guard. Zach was touched by part of what the letter said.
“When I grow up, I want to be in the Coast Guard,” said the letter to Zach.
Kim Duclos accompanied her dad, Michal Morgan, on the Honor Flight trip. Morgan is a Vietnam War veteran. She read a letter to him from his great-grandson, great-granddaughter and his granddaughter.
“It says, ‘Happy birthday. I love you, Papa. Thank you.’ I never said thank you enough for not only being the best Papa but for being my American hero,” said the letter.
Vietnam War veteran Chuck Mooney read a letter from his son.
“Thank you, because you have not just been a father, you have been a constant source of love, support and guidance. You have been and will always be my role model,” read the letter, which brought Mooney to tears.
He added, “He never even mentioned none of this before. This the first time. I know he loved me and still cared about me. But he never said it in these words, man. I’m so grateful. I’m so thankful. I’m so blessed.”
Vietnam War veteran John Allie was consoled by the Honor Flight photographer when Allie received his stack of cards and letters. Allie was too emotional to read the cards and letters and teared up. FOX5 asked what he thought about the stack of mail.
“I didn’t know that, that many people cared,” said Allie.
Honor Flight Southern Nevada is a 501(c)3 nonprofit. Its mission is to honor U.S. veterans of World War II, Korea and the Vietnam War by flying them to Washington D.C. free of charge.
More information can be found at honorflightsouthernnevada.org
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RENO, Nev. (Nevada Athletics) – Nevada Women’s Basketball won its second straight game Wednesday night, getting a thrilling 70-60 overtime win against Wyoming at Lawlor Events Center.
Reigning Old Trapper Mountain West Freshman of the Week Skylar Durley led the Pack (6-9, 2-3 MW) in scoring with 18 points and led both teams in rebounds with a career high 14, recording her first double-double of her career.
Ahrray Young went 5-for-10 from the field for 11 points to go with eight boards.
Nevada’s resilience in the latter part of the fourth, which was punctuated by a key block from Young, forced the game into overtime.
The Pack’s shutdown defense held Wyoming (4-10, 1-4 MW) at bay in the final five, only allowing one point off of a free throw.
On the other end, the offense of Nevada went on a 6-0 run and shot 83.3 percent from the field.
Nevada outscored Wyoming 11-1 and held the Cowgirls without a field goal in OT.
The Pack opened regulation in perfect fashion, shooting a 7-for-7 from the field, 2-for-2 from three and 2-for-2 from the line in the first five minutes of action.
Nevada had a 10-0 run that was capitalized by holding Wyoming to a two-and-a-half minute scoring drought.
Through the first quarter, Nevada shot 64.3 percent and remained perfect from both deep and free throws.
Nevada’s hot start simmered in the second, only getting six points and closing the quarter on a field goal drought of just under four minutes.
Meanwhile, Wyoming’s shooting improved from the first, closing the gap to two.
Despite the slower quarter, Nevada carried its lead into the second half, 45-41.
The third quarter was nearly even, Nevada only shooting slightly better and outscoring Wyoming, 15-14.
The game stayed close through the fourth with three ties and four lead changes, leading to extra time.
As a team, the Pack outrebounded the Cowgirls, 40-28, and had 24 bench points to their six.
Nevada will hit the road and look to even its conference record as it faces New Mexico Saturday at 12 p.m.
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The defending 5A state champion Centennial Bulldogs (7-3) open conference play with a challenging road test Wednesday night when they travel to Henderson to face the Liberty Patriots (10-7) in a Nevada 5A Southern basketball clash.
Coach Karen Weitz’s Bulldogs, seeking their second consecutive state title, will rely on their formidable frontcourt duo of forwards Nation Williams and Inieye Oruh, complemented by standout guard Sanai Branch. They will face a Patriots squad that has shown marked improvement under head coach Lorenzo Jarvis, powered by senior leaders Samantha Chesnut and Kiana Harworth alongside junior standout Neviah Nick.
With Liberty’s home court advantage potentially neutralizing Centennial’s championship pedigree, this early conference matchup could set the tone for both teams’ title aspirations in the competitive 5A Southern division.
Opening tipoff is set for 6:30 p.m. PT on Wednesday, January 7 with a live TV broadcast on NFHS Network.
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