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Hometown Veterans: Honoring our Heroes
Hometown Veterans: Honoring our Heroes
Retired Air Force veteran shares his story of resilience
Updated: Nov. 30, 2023 at 3:35 PM EST
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Melissa Gaona
Though he never found himself in combat, Steve Porter says his toughest battles have not been in uniform while on foreign land.
Hometown Veterans: Honoring our Heroes
Hometown Veterans: Roanoke cemetery will have flags placed on graves
Updated: Oct. 26, 2023 at 5:53 PM EDT
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Melissa Gaona
For the past ten years, this historic cemetery has recognized men and women who have given their lives so we can live freely.
Hometown Veterans: Honoring our Heroes
Veterans healing through fly fishing
Updated: Aug. 31, 2023 at 3:46 PM EDT
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By
Melissa Gaona
Project Healing Waters welcomes veterans from all walks of life.
Hometown Veterans: Honoring our Heroes
Iraq war veteran receives service dog
Updated: Jul. 27, 2023 at 3:27 PM EDT
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By
Melissa Gaona
America's VetDogs awarded Seyward McKinney a black lab service dog at no cost.
Hometown Veterans: Honoring our Heroes
Hometown Veterans: Support those who support veterans
Updated: Jun. 29, 2023 at 4:56 PM EDT
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Melissa Gaona
Fellowship of Veterans' Wives meets monthly to support and encourage those who care for veterans.
News
WDBJ7′s Hometown Veterans series wins Virginia Association of Broadcasters award
Updated: Jun. 24, 2023 at 2:05 PM EDT
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By
Pat Thomas
The award was announced during the VAB convention in Virginia Beach June 23, 2023.
Hometown Veterans: Honoring our Heroes
Team of people stands beside young female veteran fighting cancer
Updated: May. 26, 2023 at 4:50 PM EDT
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By
Melissa Gaona
A local non profit stands beside a local veteran battling cancer
Hometown Veterans: Honoring our Heroes
Women veterans, often in the background, take center stage
Updated: May. 4, 2023 at 4:43 PM EDT
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By
Melissa Gaona
It’s not every day you walk into a room filled with veterans… who are women!
Hometown Veterans: Honoring our Heroes
Veterans honor Bedford couple
Updated: Mar. 30, 2023 at 5:47 PM EDT
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By
Melissa Gaona
A group of veterans pay it forward to a civilian
Hometown Veterans: Honoring our Heroes
Air Force Colonel creates app for communities
Updated: Feb. 23, 2023 at 4:32 PM EST
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Melissa Gaona
United States Air Force Colonel Peter Larsen creates an app to connect communities
Local Radar
Hometown Veterans: Honoring our Heroes
Retired Air Force Colonel shares her 9/11 story while working at Pentagon
Updated: Jan. 26, 2023 at 4:51 PM EST
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Melissa Gaona
Colonel Donna Fore recalls her time at the Pentagon during the 9/11 attacks.
Hometown Veterans: Honoring our Heroes
Female combat veteran says ‘failure is not an option’
Updated: Oct. 27, 2022 at 5:09 PM EDT
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By
Melissa Gaona
A Gulf War veteran continues to fight for her life
Hometown Veterans: Honoring our Heroes
Marines keep camaraderie alive
Updated: Oct. 6, 2022 at 4:55 PM EDT
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By
Melissa Gaona
Once a month, a group of Marines meets for breakfast.
Hometown Veterans: Honoring our Heroes
Vietnam veteran shares how he deals with life after war
Updated: Aug. 25, 2022 at 3:28 PM EDT
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By
Melissa Gaona
He enjoys the small things because he knows what it's like to go without.
Hometown Veterans: Honoring our Heroes
Vietnam veteran working to feed other veterans through charity
Updated: Jul. 28, 2022 at 4:15 PM EDT
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By
Melissa Gaona
A Hometown veteran helping other veterans with the gift of nutritious food
Hometown Veterans: Honoring our Heroes
Hometown Veterans: From combat Navy veteran to quilter
Updated: Jun. 30, 2022 at 1:31 PM EDT
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By
Melissa Gaona
Todd Cassell retired with 21 years in the Navy and now runs a successful quilting business with his high school sweetheart.
Hometown Veterans: Honoring our Heroes
Addiction resources available for first responders and veterans
Updated: May. 30, 2022 at 5:03 PM EDT
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Melissa Gaona
Help For Our Heroes assists first responders and veterans overcome addiction, depression, suicide, and ptsd.
Hometown Veterans: Honoring our Heroes
103-year-old World War II veteran is world-famous
Updated: May. 5, 2022 at 4:42 PM EDT
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By
Melissa Gaona
Orland Phillips is a World War II veteran and just turned 103 years old
Hometown Veterans: Honoring our Heroes
A determined veteran finds the military and the love of his life
Updated: Mar. 31, 2022 at 4:35 PM EDT
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By
Melissa Gaona
An Army veteran found retirement and a wife in the military.
Hometown Veterans: Honoring our Heroes
Hometown veteran navigates life and the aftermath of war with love
Updated: Feb. 24, 2022 at 4:37 PM EST
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By
Melissa Gaona
Vietnam Veteran explains his time in Cam Ranh Bay, Vietnam
Hometown Veterans: Honoring our Heroes
Veteran addresses misconceptions about Cold War
Updated: Jan. 27, 2022 at 3:12 PM EST
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By
Melissa Gaona
Cold War Veteran Roland Evans Walters describes his time in the service from 1961-1966.
7@four
7@four: Veterans’ Day 2021
Updated: Nov. 11, 2021 at 5:14 PM EST
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WDBJ7 Staff
The entire 7@four show was produced live at the Vinton War Memorial on Veterans’ Day 2021.
Hometown Veterans: Honoring our Heroes
Operation Iraqi Freedom veteran starts podcast
Updated: Oct. 29, 2021 at 6:16 PM EDT
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By
Melissa Gaona
Army veteran Billy Riddle finds community through his new platform The Appalachian Podcast
Hometown Veterans: Honoring our Heroes
Roanoke veteran finding success long after serving in Vietnam
Updated: Sep. 30, 2021 at 5:47 PM EDT
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Melissa Gaona
A local Vietnam veteran is not letting anything stop him from pursuing his purpose.
Hometown Veterans: Honoring our Heroes
Marine veteran shares his experience with trauma
Updated: Aug. 26, 2021 at 4:59 PM EDT
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By
Melissa Gaona
A Roanoke Marine veteran explains how he turned his trials into success
Hometown Veterans: Honoring our Heroes
Hometown Veterans: Honoring the memory of a Vietnam veteran
Updated: Jul. 29, 2021 at 5:16 PM EDT
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By
Melissa Gaona
A man shares his father's military story in Vietnam to honor his memory.
Hometown Veterans: Honoring our Heroes
Hometown Veterans: Silverine Vineyard
Updated: Jul. 1, 2021 at 4:44 PM EDT
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By
Melissa Gaona
Picture having to be one of the first Black females to enter an all white military unit.
Hometown Veterans: Honoring our Heroes
Horses help Army veteran overcome suicide and trauma
Updated: May. 27, 2021 at 5:03 PM EDT
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Melissa Gaona
A local veteran says Memorial Day is often taken for granted.
Hometown Veterans: Honoring our Heroes
Hometown Veterans: Bedford’s Heroes
Updated: May. 27, 2021 at 11:30 AM EDT
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By
Melissa Gaona
When most people think of Bedford’s military, they think of the Bedford Boys, who died on D-Day. But not all Bedford’s heroes are gone.
Hometown Veterans: Honoring our Heroes
Behind the frontline: The sacrifice of military families
Updated: Mar. 25, 2021 at 5:33 PM EDT
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Melissa Gaona
Military families and the sacrifice they make so those who serve can do their jobs
Hometown Veterans: Honoring our Heroes
Korean War veteran not forgetting the “Forgotten War”
Updated: Feb. 25, 2021 at 5:21 PM EST
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Melissa Gaona
For one Roanoke native, it was not a choice, but a calling.
Hometown Veterans: Honoring our Heroes
Hometown Veterans: Tammy Hash Carraway
Updated: Jan. 28, 2021 at 5:01 PM EST
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Melissa Gaona
When you first meet Tammy, you’d probably never guess this petite, kind, and generous woman led troops in the United States Army.