During World War II, the military allowed women to sign up for active duty service in either the Navy or the Coast Guard for the first time. They were known as WAVES: Women Accepted for Voluntary Emergency Service.
Roanoke, VA - It's 1944. D-Day on Omaha Beach. Many stories from this battle have been told before, but not one quite like this.
Lynchburg and Altavista, VA - Three brothers. Three different branches. Three separate reasons for joining the military.
Goode, VA - George Harper has made quite a journey since his time in World War II. He made it through the Battle of the Bulge, through a serious injury, and back home, where he found love.
Lynchburg, VA - When fighting for our country during war, all service members are thrown into the most high-stress situations imaginable. But there's one military job that has some added pressure.
Lynchburg, VA - Rank and file soldiers returning home from Vietnam were advised to keep their war stories to themselves. Perhaps no one listened to that order better than Tim Doering.
Appomattox Co., VA - They are a group of little-known pilots who helped carry the Allied Forces to victory in World War II.
Moneta, VA - Bob VandeLinde from Hamlin, West Virginia fought in the Korean War. He now lives in Moneta, and has dedicated his life to making sure no other veteran is forgotten.
Pittsylvania Co., VA - On December 7, we remember thousands of brave service members killed in a surprise attack on Pearl Harbor, back in 1941.
Lynchburg, VA - An area veteran says he was in the wrong place at the wrong time and as a result was captured by the Japanese in World War II while in the Philippines.
Danville, VA - Louis Shannon spent long days and nights at sea with enemy submarines below the surface and German planes above. He watched as allied ships sunk around him. Still, he continued to deliver supplies to soldiers that needed them.
Lynchburg, VA - The Japanese strike on Pearl Harbor was intended to neutralize the US Pacific Fleet. Instead, it launched the US into World War II.
Lynchburg, VA - The War on Terror started eight years ago, after the September 11th attacks. Since then, American troops have continued to go back and forth from Iraq and Afghanistan.
Lynchburg, VA - It was one of the shortest wars in American history. It took only seven months, but the first Gulf War changed the way we look at modern combat.
Roanoke, VA - Hero from the Heart of Virginia and Korean War veteran, Robert Gray, was a prisoner of war for three years. He says his early struggles paved the way for what he considers a blessed life.
Lynchburg, VA - Believe it or not, some who fought in Vietnam are now revisiting the place where they witnessed the horrors of war.
Roanoke, VA - This story of war is set in 1944 and told through the eyes of a fighter pilot considered Roanoke's "only Ace."
