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Staff Sergeant Glen Silva, U.S. Marines,  addresses the crowd gathered at the opening ceremony of the AT&T National at Congressional Country Club. The ceremony included a salute to the nation’s military and Silva was one of the keynote speakers.

In this MyMCMedia extra video clip, David Feherty and the Troops First Foundation is presented with the 2013 Military Charity of the Year award at the opening ceremonies of the AT&T National at Congressional Country Club. Feherty talks about his friendship with Tiger Woods and tells the crowd how much this award means to him. […]

For those veterans who return from combat duty with physical or psychological injuries, Hero Dogs Inc. and the Silver Spring Vet Center offer an array of services, ranging from employment assistance, counseling for post-traumatic stress disorder, and help with day-to-day tasks that may simply be too hard for the recovering veteran to accomplish. Wayne Miller […]

The Montgomery County Council on Nov. 27 honored Japanese-American veterans of World War II, many of whom chose to live in the county over the past seven decades. Many of the soldiers volunteered for military service after being among the 117,000 Japanese-Americans placed in internment camps after the war started. The segregated 442nd Regimental Combat […]

Montgomery County’s public cable television stations on Sunday, Nov. 11, and Monday, Nov. 12, will broadcast a 13-hour marathon tribute to veterans to help in the county’s recognition of Veteran’s Day. The tribute will include the first-ever broadcast of extended interviews with 14 local veterans from World War II. County Cable Montgomery (CCM: Channel 6 […]

Montgomery County honored local World War ll veterans at a ceremony at the Silver Spring Civic Building earlier this year. Hundreds of local veterans attended the service. Although it’s been 70 some years,  MyMCMedia Sonya Burke reports that the memories of the war still are painful for the veterans to talk about today and that’s […]

The Montgomery County Council honored two World War II veterans on Oct. 23 with a proclamation. John Henry Chaney recounts some of his experiences in World War II on Oct. 23 as the Montgomery County Council honored Chaney and his lifelong friend from northern Montgomery County, Charles Frazier, right.   Council member Craig Rice, left, […]

In this video clip, broadcast journalist Ted Koppel tells MyMCMedia’s Sonya Burke what he thought of Montgomery County’s Sept. 19 salute to the area’s World War II veterans. Take a look. Koppel, a Potomac resident, helped host the event. View a video about this extraordinary event here. Broadcast journalist Ted Koppel Pays Tribute To Veterans.

Montgomery  County officials will salute those who served our nation 70 years ago and became part of what is now called “the greatest generation.” All from our area who served during World War II are invited to attend and be honored at this special event. County Executive Isiah Leggett and the Montgomery County Council will  […]

Jessica McNurien, of the Mental Health Association discusses the new program “Serving Together” on the recent episode of Montgomery Week in Review. “Serving Together” should assist veterans in locating services throughout Montgomery County. See the entire May 10th episode of MWIR episode. Visit MWIR Program page to see earlier episodes of Montgomery Week in Review.