VIDEO: Balloon release at 2019 Davey’s Battle Brothers Memorial Ride at the Mason-Ruhran Readiness Center in Fredericksburg. Sgt. David Ruhran died in Iraq in 2004 in the mess hall bombing.

Cristian Benton is serving the country in the Navy. His parents live in Fredericksburg.

A 2017 Mountain View High School graduate and Stafford native is serving in the U.S. Navy aboard the guided-missile destroyer, USS Halsey.

Provided by the Navy KIEL, Germany – Petty Officer 2nd Class Michael Wilford, a native of Fredericksburg,  is participating in the Baltic Operations (BALTOPS) exercise with 18 other nations. “I am blessed to have the opportunity to is it many ports," said Wilford....

VIDEO: Stafford-based government contractor SimVentions held a ribbon cutting at a new Dahlgren office in King George.

VIDEO: The namesake of the USS Chancellorsville is the Battle of Chancellorsville. There is a local Friends of USS Chancellorsville group. Among the group, local businessman Joe Wilson and Lynn Freshour, a retired Navy chief warrant officer who lives in Spotsylvania .

VIDEO: Goosebumps. The Some Gave All Motorcycle ride in memory of Army Sgt. Nick Mason and Marine Sgt. Josh Fraizer. Spotsy High to King George High. We watched them go by on Route 208 in Spotsylvania.

PHOTOS: Wave after wave after wave after wave of riders. The Some Gave All motorcycle ride Sunday morning from Spotsy High to King George High in memory of Army Sgt. Nick Mason of King George and Marine Sgt. Josh Frazier of Spotsylvania. Remembering two heroes. Community.

PHOTOS: This was Memorial Day 2019 in Fredericksburg at the Confederate Cemetery. The Fredericksburg National Cemetery. The Our Fallen Heroes Memorial.

A day to remember those who gave all.

VIDEO: Silence at the Our Fallen Heroes Memorial in downtown Fredericksburg on Memorial Day as Gold Star Spouses Taylor Strong and Elizabeth Davis spoke about their heroes.

VIDEO: Remembering and honoring sacrifice. Taps played at the Fredeicksburg National Cemetery Saturday night before the rain hit the annual Illumination.

VIDEO: Memorial Day 2019: Stafford County. Retired Army Chaplain Jack Marcom.

VIDEO: Memorial Day 2019: Stafford County. Lt. Colonel Daniel Murphy commands the Marine Corps Air Facility at Quantico.

PHOTOS: Memorial Day 2019. Stafford remembers. Taylor Strong and her daughter Sophie placed a wreath in honor of Sgt Calvin Strong during a ceremony at the Armed Services Memorial. He died in 2014 while serving with the Marines in Afghanistan. Sgt Strong never met Sophie.

Residents near Fort A.P. Hill may experience increased noise as result of mortar training March 12-18, 2019, during the day and night.

Fort A.P. Hill will be conducting a full scale exercise from 8 a.m. until 3:30 p.m., March 5 – 6, 2019.

To honor those who have served our country and protected our freedom, Friendly’s is treating veterans and active military, with a valid military ID or honorable discharge card, to a free breakfast, lunch or dinner on Veterans Day, Sunday, November 11th, 2018.