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Reno-Gazette Journal
Vets with PTSD, service dogs graduate from Reno program's first class
Jarrid Jones and Libby barely had started working together when their bond became clear. Jones, a retired Marine Corps gunnery sergeant from Gardnerville, and Libby, a black Labrador service dog, were spending their first night together. Jones fell asleep watching TV and experienced an episode of sleep apnea. "When you start choking awake," Jones said, "it kind of takes you a little while to know what's going on." Jones and Libby had been training together for just two days and hadn't even practiced what to do in that situation. But Libby was on the job. She reassured Jones until he was able to fully awaken and assess his surroundings. "It just so happened that she was right there next to me in perfect time," Jones said. "She's incredible." Reno-based initiative graduates first four pairs Jones and Libby were one of four veteran-service dog pairs in the first graduating class from Liberty Dogs, a Reno-based nonprofit that pairs veterans living with PTSD with specially trained service dogs. Retired Maj. Gen. Ondra Berry, former adjutant general for the Nevada National Guard, now serves as the program's CEO. Along with Jones and Libby, the three other pairs at the Oct. 30 graduation ceremony
KOLO TV Reno
8 veterans, active-duty military members adopt during Nevada Humane Society’s fee-waived Veterans Day event
RENO, Nev. (KOLO) — Eight veterans or active-duty military members adopted pets during the Nevada Humane Society’s fee-waived Veterans Day event Wednesday, according to Julia Carney, the organization’s marketing manager. The one-day promotion ended at 6:30 p.m., Carney said. “One of the things that we love here...
KOLO TV Reno
Retro Radio Dolls perform “Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy” for Veterans Day
RENO, Nev. (KOLO) - The Retro Radio Dolls are opening the City of Reno’s Veterans Day parade with mini concert from 10-10:50 a.m. on the parade platform at 1st and S Virginia by the Believe Sign. Then they’ll be hosting a free Veterans Day show at The Reno Public Market from 5-7 p.m.