Vernon says the values required to succeed in the Navy are similar to those found in King George.
King George native patrols the sea aboard naval warship
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Massaponax grad is 2019 Military Instructor of the Year finalist
Lt. Cmdr. Veronica Baker is an instructor at Navy Service Support Advanced Training Command, Virginia Beach-
Thank you for your service! Dumfries woman on the USS Milius
PHOTO: Ensign Christina Onianwa from Northern Virginia serving in the Indo-Pacific
Kaine calls for debate and vote in Congress on possible war with Iran
VIDEO: Senator Kaine spoke on the Senate floor about his war powers resolution
100% ID card checks of everyone going into Quantico
Marine Corps Base Quantico issues traffic delay warning
Colonial Beach Sailor honors Gold Star
The Gary Sinise Foundation Snowball Express annual event is about honoring our fallen heroes and their families
Never forgotten: David Ruhren and Nicholas Mason
PHOTOS: Remembering two heroes who died 15 years ago on Saturday. There were stories, a toast, and then balloons released at the National Guard Armory in Fredericksburg for Sgt David Ruhren of Stafford and Sgt. Nicholas Mason of King George who died in the Mosul mess hall bombing on December 21, 2004.
Remembering two heroes
VIDEO: Two Fredericksburg area soldiers died in the suicide bombing in Mosul, Iraq on December 21, 2004. At noon, red balloons were released in memory of Nicholas Mason and David Ruhren from the National Guard Armory in Fredericksburg that now carries their name.
Battle of Fredericksburg: December 11, 1862
VIDEO: December 11, 1862 in Fredericksburg. The first bombardment of an American town by an American Army. Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park Chief Historian John Hennessy. (This was a program presented in 2018)
Fredericksburg Army Specialist suprises wife and son with return in a Riverside Center show
VIDEO: Thank-you for your service. And welcome home!
Stafford High School Tribe of Pride Band: Pearl Harbor
VIDEO: Stafford High School’s Tribe of Pride Marching Band’s program this fall was entitled “Pearl Harbor.”
12-thousand + cards from this area going to troops overseas
PHOTOS: The effort by B101.5 and the Give Back Team at Coldwell Banker Elite included help from a lot of groups, including Stafford County Schools.
SimVentions names Caliri President
Joseph Caliri named President at SimVentions. Megan Shepherd named COO.
MANARC presents check to Paws for Purple Hearts
VIDEO: The resale store MANARC, on Sophia Street in downtown Fredericksburg, is a non-profit that supports local veterans. MANARC presented a $15-hundred dollar check to the Ruther Glen-based Paws for Purple Hearts.
Ferry Farm Elementary students participate in Cards for the Troops
Ferry Farm Elementary had 17 classes participate in Operation Christmas Cards for the Troops! They made 417 cards!!!
Operation Christmas Cards for the Troops taking cards thru Monday
Elizabeth Wimmer’s class at Margaret Brent Elementary made 59 cards for Operation Christmas Cards for the Troops!!
Veterans Day 2019: Honor our Veterans Ride
PHOTOS: Fredericksburg Fallen Heroes rode the streets of Fredericksburg to the Our Fallen Heroes Memorial and the Veterans Day program.
Veterans Day 2019: Care packages for veterans
PHOTOS: Veterans at ceremony at the Our Fallen Heroes Memorial all received special care packages.
Veterans Day 2019: Fredericksburg says Thank-you
PHOTOS: The Fredericksburg Area Veterans Council’s Veterans Day program at the Our Fallen Heroes Memorial.
Veterans Day 2019: Reeves talks about the Silver Stars awarded to ‘Uncle Chuck’
VIDEO: Spotsylvania Senator Byrce Reeves at the Our Fallen Heroes Memorial in Fredericksburg on Veterans Day 2019. Senator Reeves talked to the military examples he grew up with.
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