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West Virginia National Guard and first responders participate in swift water rescue exercises
WSAZ NewsChannel 3 West Virginia· 2 days agoBoats and helicopters were racing up the Kanawha River Wednesday morning in Winfield. Rather, it was...
Thousands turn out for National D-Day Memorial celebration marking 80th anniversary of invasion
RockinghamNow.com, Eden and Reidssville· 21 hours agoThe National D-Day Memorial in Bedford hosted a large-scale event Thursday that brought in thousands...
WV National Guard practice boat, helicopter rescues
The Charleston Gazette· 1 day agoThe West Virginia National Guard practiced swift water rescue exercises involving boats and helicopters on the Kanawha River near Winfield ...
Bells toll in Bedford to close ceremonies marking 80th anniversary of D-Day
Roanoke Times· 15 hours agoFrom the courthouse here to churches worldwide, bells tolled on Thursday evening for soldiers who fell during D-Day 80 years ago. The rural town of Bedford lost 20 men during the beachfront ...
95-year-old Richmond resident refurbishes 83-year-old bike
Richmond Times-Dispatch· 1 day agoOn Dec. 28, 1940, a 12-year-old Bill MacMillan walked down the stairs on his birthday to find a...
Guard and civilians prepare for next flooding disaster - WV MetroNews
WV MetroNews· 2 days agoA Blackhawk helicopter fished “victims” from the Kanawha River near Winfield Wednesday as members of the West Virginia National Guard ...
WVNG’s Ridge Healer trains U.K. special operations medical teams for irregular warfare, austere...
The Fayette Tribune· 24 hours agoRidge Healer...
US veterans get heroes' welcome in France ahead of D-Day anniversary
Reuters· 4 days agoCrowds cheered and applauded as U.S. veterans arrived at French airports ahead of ceremonies marking...
‘It’s personal’: The Virginia town of Bedford still remembers 20 men lost on D-Day
Stars and Stripes· 5 days agoLiz Beverly often heard stories about how her grandfather would stand on the town’s courthouse steps...
Greg McQuade visits the graves of Virginia veterans buried overseas
CBS 6 Richmond· 7 days agoRichmond National Cemetery on Williamsburg Road serves as the final resting place of soldiers, sailors, airman and Marines killed in action from the Civil War and World War I through the War ...