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      NV Governor Sisolak and the Veterans

         Community honored WWII Veteran

              Vicent Shank’s 105th Birthday


       ■ By Peter Palivos




                                                                                  on a B-17 during WWII.  On his 32nd
                                                                                  mission, his plane was shot down and he   NAVY GOLD STAR BELLS    Page
                                                                                  parachuted safely, but was captured by      ACCROSS U.S.A.          6
                                                                                  the Nazis and held as a prisoner of war in
                                                                                  several different German Prison Camps
                                                                                  for 22 months.


                                                                                    Lt. Shank's POW Camp was freed by
                                                                                  General George Patton and his Tank Di-
                                                                                  vision.  At that time the camp had over
                                                                                  100,000 prisoners.  Lt. Shank had the
                                                                                  opportunity to meet General Patton be-
                                                                                  fore he delivered a speech to the freed
                                                                                  soldiers. Prior to the war, Vincent Shank
                                                                                  graduated from San Jose State Universi-       NV SENATE           Page
                                                                                  ty.  He was a trumpet player and was in a       BILL 303            8
                                                                                  band that performed at the 1933 World's
                                                                                  Fair in Chicago.  He would go on to play
                                                                                  in the band that played for the "Rat Pack"
                                                                                  and other famous celebrities. At 27 years
                                                                                  old, Vincent chose to join the Army Air
                                                                                  Corp and do his part to help the United
                                                                                  States win the war.


                                                                                    Governor Sisolak, who is hero to thou-
                                                                                  sands of veterans because of his unprec-
                                                                                  edented  support  for all  veteran  issues,
                                                                                  including requiring contractors in ma-                            Page
                                                                                  jor projects like the Allegiant Stadium    PFIZER COVID-19
                                                                                  to give over 25% of contracts to veter-        BOOSTER              7
                                                                                  ans and veteran sub-contractors, gave
            n September 19, 2021, a once in a  can Foreign Legion and Purple Hearts.  a  speech  honoring  Lt.  Shank and  pre-
            lifetime event took place at Chap-  Also present were Veterans’ motorcycle  sented him with a proclamation making
      Oarral High School.  It was the 105 th  clubs, Sons of the American Revolution  September  19, 2021, “The  Lt.  Vincent
      Birthday  celebration  of WWII Veteran  who presented Vincent with one of their  “Vince” Shank Day in Nevada.”
      and Hero, Lt. Vincent Shank.          handmade Quilts of Life, and over 300
                                            veteran parade participants.            Gov. Sisolak spoke the following re-
        The  celebration  included  Steve  Siso-                                  garding our Nation’s  Veterans:  “When
      lak, Governor of Nevada, the UNLV       Nancy Shank, the daughter of Vincent  our nation faces its most daunting ob-
      Marching  Band,  Rancho  High  School  worked diligently  to put this birthday  stacles, when the world is in chaos, we
      Air Force ROTC Cadets,  Luke  Air  celebration together.                    call upon our brave men and women in
      Force  Base  Airman  Band,  the  Team                                       uniform to defend us from tyranny and                             Page
      from “Voice of the  Veteran” including   Vincent  Shank was a 1st Lt. in the                                                 NDVS               3
      Chairman  Peter Palivos, the  Ameri-  U.S.  Army  Air Corp and a Navigator                (Continues on page 2)


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