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Photo gallery: Veterans Exhibit

Each year at Veterans Day, Powell Valley National Bank in Duffield, Virginia, displays memorabilia brought in by local veterans. Items range from original photos to original uniforms. Kenny Fannon of Duffield hosts a yearly dinner to honor local

Nov 22, 2018 at 10:30 AM
The Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 979 conducts a missing man ceremony during Monday's Veterans Day event in Kingsport. The ceremony is performed as a reminder of the thousands of U.S. Military personnel imprisoned or still missing in action.
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Kingsport honors its veterans, dedicates new sentinel

Veterans Day is an annual U.S. holiday honoring military veterans with ceremonies typically held at the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month — the official ending of World War I.

Nov 12, 2018 at 9:00 PM
Thomas Horne, right, is greeted at Reagan International Airport with cheers, applause and handshakes when he and his fellow Honor Flight participants arrived in Washington D.C. on Oct. 6
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Honor Flight: Hawkins Vietnam vet finally gets proper 'welcome home' reception

"Actually the most emotional thing was when we arrived at the airports, and all the people were lined up in the terminal cheering us and shaking hands. I've never seen so many old men crying in one place. A lot of tears were being shed.”

Nov 11, 2018 at 12:00 PM
Rogersville American Legion Post 21 vice commander Dennis Elkins asked all WWII and Korean War veterans to be the first to take balloons, and then the rest of the 23 were released by Vietnam, Iraqi and Afghanistan veterans.
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Rogersville vets honor KIA/MIA with balloon release during Veterans Day program

Rogersville American Legion Post 21 vice commander Dennis Elkins asked all WWII and Korean War veterans to be the first to take balloons, and then the rest of the 23 were released by Vietnam, Iraq and Afghanistan veterans.

Nov 10, 2018 at 2:24 PM
Jake Jacobs served five years as an Air Force fighter pilot, including one year in Vietnam where he earned two Distinguished Flying Crosses.
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Vietnam War fighter pilot to speak during Rogersville Veterans Day program

Most people know Jake Jacobs as the proprietor of the Amis Mill Eatery near Rogersville. What may be less known is that 50 years ago Capt. Jacobs was an Air Force fighter pilot who served a year in Vietnam and earned not one, but two Distinguished Flying Crosses.

Nov 7, 2018 at 9:00 PM
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Tuesday Trivia: Veterans Day

Originally called “Armistice Day” it became a national holiday in 1938 as a day to honor veterans of World War I. That changed in the 1950s after World War II and the Korean War. 

Nov 6, 2018 at 5:37 PM
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Kingsport Veterans Memorial receives new sentinel

Val Lyle, an artist from Bristol, Tenn., sculpted the sentinel using a “lost wax” process that took about 18 months from conception to completion. One of her previous works for the city was the Santa Train sculpture at Centennial Park in downtown Kingsport.

Nov 6, 2018 at 2:15 PM
Virgil Peters of the Navy and four brothers who served in the Army all entered the military in 1943 except for one who entered in 1944. All but Peters were drafted; he volunteered.
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A seaman's tale: Virgil Peters saw much of WWII from a minesweeper in the Pacific

Peters served in the Navy as a seaman first class. He served from 1943 to 1946 after volunteering at age 17, although his mother didn’t want him to go. Five of her seven sons began military service in 1943; all returned home.

Nov 14, 2017 at 8:45 PM
Toward the end of Rogersville's Veterans Day program Gold Star families laid wreaths at the eternal flame memorial where the names of Hawkins County's fallen soldiers are carved in marble. All photos are courtesy of Gary Snyder of Rogersville.
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PHOTO GALLERY: Downtown Rogersville hosts Veterans Day program

Rogersville observed Veterans Day Saturday morning with a program that opened with the ringing of the bells - 11 times by local Cub Scouts and Boy Scouts to commemorate the end of World War I on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month.

Nov 13, 2017 at 3:57 PM
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Honoring all who served

Dennis Courtney, a 24-year veteran in the U.S. Navy and executive director of Streamworks, offered a message of teaching, patriotism and thanks on Saturday to a gathering of more than 150 veterans, family and military supporters at a ceremony celebrating Veterans Day at the Kingsport Veterans Memorial.

Nov 11, 2017 at 7:30 PM
Fred Himmelwright, left, of the The National Korean War Veterans Association, talks with Ernie Rumsby, president of the Tri-Cities Military Affairs Council, before Sullivan South High School's veterans program Friday, Nov. 10.
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South High honors veterans

More than 30 veterans and the student body of were on hand for the event and recognized. Ernie Rumsby, president of the Tri-Cities Military Affairs Council or TMAC, said veterans appreciate the event, which paid homage to veterans of all branches of service and war efforts as well as to the American flag.

Nov 11, 2017 at 3:00 PM
Ridgecrest Manor and Caris Healthcare honored their military veterans on Thursday with a special ceremony, during which each veteran received a pin and a certificate. Ridgecrest Manor and Caris Healthcare honored their military veterans on Thursday with a special ceremony, during which each veteran received a pin and a certificate. Ridgecrest Manor and Caris Healthcare honored their military veterans on Thursday with a special ceremony, during which each veteran received a pin and a certificate. Ridgecrest Manor and Caris Healthcare honored their military veterans on Thursday with a special ceremony, during which each veteran received a pin and a certificate.
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Ridgecrest Manor, Caris Healthcare honor veterans with pinning ceremony

DUFFIELD, Va. – Several military veterans were honored for their service on Thursday at a pinning ceremony at Ridgecrest Manor Nursing & Rehabilitation in Duffield. Ridgecrest Manor, along with Caris Healthcare, held the ceremony in early

Updated Nov 10, 2017 at 3:22 PM
Rogersville City School celebrated Veteran’s Day on Thursday with a special guest speaker, Mr. Lora Edens, a WWII veteran, and he is a survivor of the battle of Iwo Jima. Students in the band and chorus provided music to honor the veterans. All photos courtesy of Kari Fields.
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PHOTO GALLERY: RCS students honor vets with chorus concert

Rogersville City School celebrated Veteran’s Day on Thursday with a special guest speaker, Mr. Lora Edens, a WWII veteran, and he is a survivor of the battle of Iwo Jima. Students in the band and chorus provided music to honor the veterans.

Nov 10, 2017 at 11:49 AM
Raymond Hice, shown here during the Memorial day program in Rogersville earlier this year, will be the keynote speaker at Saturday's Veterans day ceremony in downtown Rogersville.
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Vietnam veteran Raymond Hice keynote speaker at Rogersville's Veterans Day program

Topics Hice will address during his speech include what we can do to help soldiers returning from Iraq and Afghanistan, as well as addressing the high number of war veteran suicides in America, and how to identify and help veterans who are at risk.

Nov 10, 2017 at 12:18 PM
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Kingsport Veterans Day ceremony set for Saturday

Veterans Day is an annual U.S. holiday honoring military veterans with ceremonies typically held at the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month — the official ending of World War I. President Woodrow Wilson first proclaimed the holiday in 1919 - then called Armistice Day - to honor the veterans of WWI. President Dwight Eisenhower expanded the holiday to include all veterans.

Nov 8, 2017 at 10:00 PM
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