SNVMC Advisory Committee Members

I am a retired U.S. Army Aviator, having served 25 years, with combat tours in Viet Nam and Desert Storm.
I am currently the Commander, and have been for eight years, of the Military Order of the Purple Heart Chapter 730 in Henderson, Nevada. The chapter is comprised of over 100 Combat Wounder Veterans.

Until last month I was the Chairman of the Nevada Veterans Assistant League (NVAL) the non-profit arm of the Veterans Home in Boulder City. I gave up those duties because I accepted a nomination from the Governor to be part of the Southern Nevada Veterans Cemetery Advisory Committee.
I am the newly elected Chair of the Henderson Veterans Forum hosted by Mayor Michelle Romero. The forum was designed to enhance awareness among veterans about city events and activities that are relevant to them. In addition, encourage veterans’ collaboration/partnership in city events.

I also oversee the Henderson Veterans Service Office (Veterans helping Veterans). The two offices are comprised of six advocates who are Certified by the Nevada Department of Veteran Services as Advocated. They help Veterans and family members counseling and assistance in process necessary paperwork to the Veterans Administration.

I hold an Associated Degree in State University, Alabama. After retirement Aviation Operations Management and a BS Degree from Troy State University, Alabama. My education, allowed me to secure employment as a medical administrator for over 20 years, overseeing Primary Care, Pediatrics, OB/Gyn, and a High-Risk Pregnancy Center.

My awards include the: Legion of Merit, Distinguished Flying Cross for Heroism, Bronze Star, Purple Heart, Meritorious Service Medal 3rd OLC, Air Medal 27th Award, Air Medal With “V” (Valor), Army Commendation Medal 2nd OLC, Southwest Asia Service Medal with 3 Bronze Stars, Army Good Conduct Medal, National Defense Service Medal with 1 Bronze Star, Vietnam Service Ribbon with 3 Campaign Service Stars, Vietnamese Air Service Medal, Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal, Kuwait Liberation Medal, Korean Defense Service Medal, Kuwait Liberation Medal-Saudi Arabia, Master Aviator Badge.

Jeff Detrick is a US Army veteran who served 12 years as a medic, deploying to Iraq and Afghanistan. Currently, he works as an Academic Coordinator at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas where he assist adults pursuing a university/vocational/technical diploma/certification or their high school equivalency diploma. He sits on the Adult Learner Advisory Committee and the Non-Traditional Student Scholarship Committee at UNLV. Jeff is also a student pursuing his Master’s degree in Public Administration at UNLV.

Jeff is a Committee Member on the Southern Nevada Veterans Cemetery Advisory Committee and the president of the UNLV Alumni Veterans Club. Jeff was the president of the UNLV Rebel Vets (2013-2015) and the first Team Leader for the Peer Advisors for Veteran Education (PAVE) program at UNLV (2015-2016).

Jeff spends his free time with his wife Elizabeth, also an US Army veteran pursuing her Master’s degree in Public Health at UNLV, and their two dogs, Chuck and Odin.

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Past Department Commander (PDC) William “Bill” George Dolan was born in Buffalo, New York, and was the youngest of four children. PDC Dolan enlisted in the U.S. Army in December 1972 where he attended basic training at Ft. Dix, New Jersey. Upon completion of his basic training he was sent to Military Police School.

After school PDC Dolan was stationed at Ft. Meade, MD, Germany, Ft. Huachuca, AZ, Korea, Ft. Sam Huston, TX, Ft. Wainwright, AK, Ft. Carson, CO, and the Recruiting Command for Buffalo / Niagara Falls, NY. When he left active duty in November 1982 to help care for an ill father but remained as a member of the active reserves for four years.

During PDC Dolan’s time on active duty he was blessed with the opportunity to learn many aspects of law enforcement from basic patrol, dog handler, traffic accident investigator, MPI & MP Intelligence, capping off his long and decorated career as an Army Recruiter.
PDC Dolan comes from a long line of military members, his father James Dolan was in the U.S. Navy during WWII, his oldest brother Raymond Dolan was in the U.S. Army, his middle brother Richard Dolan was in the U.S. Navy and his two son’s Michael & James were both in the U.S. Army. Marilyn Dolan’s son Scott May is also retired from the U.S. Air Force.

In 1984 PDC Dolan moved to Nevada to retire which did not last long as he returned to school and earned a degree in nursing. This career would span almost 25 years first as a Operating Room Staff Nurse and then as an Operating Room Cardio-Vascular Surgical Nurse, Operating Room Charge Nurse and then Director of Surgery until his second retirement.

Commander Dolan also served 5 1/2 years in local politics in Pahrump, NV where he now resides with his wife Marilyn Dolan of ten years. Between them they have a combined family of 13 children, 24 grand-children and 12+ great-grand-children. PDC Dolan enjoys working on their property “Dolan Ranch LLC” along with spending time with family and good friends; he is also an Ordained Minister. He enjoys shooting many different kinds of weapons when he finds the time.