Beginning in 2011, the rapidly growing veterans population of Las Vegas will have access to a new full-service medical facility, for which ground was broken Oct. 20. Veterans Affairs Secretary James Nicholson joined Nevada’s Congressional delegation and local officials for the ceremony, saying that the $295 million complex would offer “21st century health care in a 21st century facility.” The facility will house 90 inpatient beds and feature a 120-bed nursing home care unit, an ambulatory care center, and an outpatient clinic.
In a dramatic flare-up in the hostilities between the U.S. and Iran, American forces struck and destroyed five Iranian oil tankers Sept. 8, U.S. Central Command said. Iran retaliated by lobbing ballistic missiles toward a major U.S. base in Jordan.
