Pahrump resident and Air Force veteran Tom Waters received the Veteran of the Month honor and award in a special ceremony held in the lobby of the Grant Sawyer Building in Las Vegas. The retired Lieutenant Colonel is a member of the Disabled American Veterans, the Military Order of the Purple Heart, the Veterans of Foreign Wars and the American Legion, along with many other organizations. He founded the Veterans Finance Committee that disburses Nye County funds for select projects benefitting veterans. He also proposed legislation that became law creating the Nevada Silver Star and Bronze Star license plates issued through the Department of Motor Vehicles.