The Veterans Day Messages

The Oakland Raiders would like to thank the men and women who have served and are currently serving in the United States Armed Forces.

The Oakland Raiders would like to thank the men and women who have served and are currently serving in the United States Armed Forces. Many people around the National Football League, including Raiders players, are taking to Twitter on Veterans Day to express their gratitude.

The Scene - Veterans Day Benefit Gala

One of our photographer colleagues goes to a party for a regular feature in the Sunday Style section called The Scene. This week, photojournalist Evy Mages went to the Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium for the annual gala for Cause, a military nonprofit group that provides programs and support for service members wounded in Iraq and Afghanistan. Want to invite a photographer to your party?

Annual Cause Gala at the Mellon Auditorium.

Pam Derrow, Cause executive director.

Col Mike Kush (ret.) at the gala.

CPL David Bixler and his daughter Elaine, 6; Bixler spoke during the event.

LTC Justin Constantine, Pam Derrow, Cause executive director and John Caldwell, Cause BOD president.

Medal of Honor recipient Barney Barnum and his wife Martha Hill.

Miss Universe 2013 - Gabriela Isler Winner is Miss Venezuela

And the crown goes to ... Miss Venezuela, Gabriela Isler, who was named Miss Universe 2013 Saturday night at Moscow’s Crocus City Hall.

Miss Universe 2012 Olivia Culpo, from the United States, right, crowns her successor, Miss Venezuela Gabriela Isler, during the 2013 Miss Universe pageant in Moscow.

Miss Universe 2012, Olivia Culpo, crowned Isler at the conclusion of the two-hour telecast, viewed by an estimated 1 billion people from 190 countries.

Isler beat out contestants from 85 other countries at the 62nd annual competition to nab the crown for Venezuela, the country's seventh Miss Universe title.

The 25-year-old, 5-foot, 10-inch beauty works as an anchor for Venezuela's Venevision television; her experience is likely to come in handy during her one-year stint as Miss Universe.