Veteran Story Hour: Voices of Valor, Presented by SALUTE of Virginia
Veteran Story Hour is dedicated to preserving the stories and voices of the men and women who have served our nation. Recorded weekly in partnership with SALUTE of Virginia in Waynesboro, VA, this podcast is creating a living history, one veteran at a time. Through authentic, heartfelt conversations, veterans share their unique experiences, memories, lessons, and perspectives—capturing voices that future generations can cherish and learn from. Because every voice matters, every story counts, and history is best told by those who lived it.
Episodes
Born as the twelfth child in a family left fatherless, Fidel Ramirez grew up in the alleys and asphalt of inner-city Cleveland, where survival was the only curriculum. Before he turned sixteen, he'd witnessed death, joined gangs, run paper routes, and been locked up — but he never stopped trying to find a way out.
In this gripping conversation, Ramirez walks us through a life shaped by circumstance, shadowed by trauma, and redeemed ...
As a soldier in the Virginia Army National Guard, Bryan and his team cleared obstacles, swept for IEDs, and set up barriers behind moving convoys, making sure the road stayed safe for the next mission.
Not ahead of the danger — in it. Right where the risk hides in plain sight.
But this isn’t just a war story.
It’s a brotherhood story.
Because Bryan deployed with people he knew — friends from back home, guys he’d grown up with, and c...
Mark Baldwin’s path to the Marine Corps did not begin with a speech about service or a flag waving in the breeze. It began with a friend offering free lunch and a recruiter willing to bend the rules. He didn’t have a diploma, didn’t have much direction, but what he did have was an instinct for survival — something honed in childhood and hardened in uniform.
In this unflinching episode of Veteran Story Hour: Voices of Valor, presente...
Across America, there are people who see a gap and decide to fill it. Leah Hale is one of them.
In this episode of Veteran Story Hour: Voices of Valor, presented by SALUTE of Virginia, we step into the story of a woman who — without military rank or résumé — earned the trust of a skeptical, tight-knit community of veterans through something more powerful than orders: action.
From a three-person brunch in a small apartment complex to...
Full episodes being released 2x/month starting Memorial Day 2025
Every veteran has a story worth preserving—stories of courage, sacrifice, humor, and humanity. Veteran Story Hour captures these remarkable personal histories directly from the voices of the men and women who’ve served our nation.
Recorded live each week at SALUTE of Virginia in Waynesboro, this podcast creates a living history, ensuring these powerful memories...
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