Service & Sacrifice: Foreign Burials for East TN Soldiers Service & Sacrifice: Foreign Burials for East TN Soldiers
Calvin "Jerry" Lyons is a retired Army Colonel and Vietnam veteran who spent the last several years searching for a way to honor and memorialize WWII veterans.

Service & Sacrifice:  Farm Boy to Glider Fighter Service & Sacrifice: Farm Boy to Glider Fighter
Clinton Riddle was a farm boy from Sweetwater, Tennessee who entered the fight in WWII from a glider.

Service & Sacrifice:  A quiet homecoming Service & Sacrifice: A quiet homecoming
Lieutenant Colonel Dean Keck walked into a surprise homecoming party set-up by his sister that included friends he hadn't seen in more than a dozen years.

Service & Sacrifice:  East Tennessee Submariner Service & Sacrifice: East Tennessee Submariner
97 year old Charley Odom talks about his time as a Navy Submariner

Service & Sacrifice:  Veterans Missing Out on Benefits Service & Sacrifice: Veterans Missing Out on Benefits
In the state of Tennessee as many as seventy percent of veterans are not receiving the health benefits they deserve.

Service & Sacrifice:  The Power of a Letter Service & Sacrifice: The Power of a Letter
In our ongoing look at the lives and life challenges of East Tennessee veterans, we helped solve a mystery behind a thank you letter sent to the family of an Iraq War veteran.

Service & Sacrifice:  Bataan Death March Survivor Service & Sacrifice: Bataan Death March Survivor
Surviving a plane crash and later recovering from a gunshot wound is just the beginning of the survival story for 92 year old Cecil Forinash.

Service & Sacrifice:  Shot, Burned & Presumed Dead Service & Sacrifice: Shot, Burned & Presumed Dead
Melvin Page has one "page-turner" of a military career.  He survived knife fights, countless gun battles, he took four rounds from an AK-47 machine gun in the stomach, a near direct hit from a napalm strike and corpsmen nearly zipped him up in a body bag.

Service & Sacrifice:  A Father's Sacrifice and a Son's Service Service & Sacrifice: A Father's Sacrifice and a Son's Service
He lost his dad more than thirty-years ago but only now can Dr. Jim Lewis pick up a book or magazine and read the details about his father's death.

Service and Sacrifice:  3 Wars and 3 Bronze Stars Service and Sacrifice: 3 Wars and 3 Bronze Stars
Earlier this month the East Tennessee soldier received a package in the mail from the Army.  It contained certificates showing Mr. Tiller has been awarded three bronze stars.  One for each of the wars he served in.

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