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Service & Sacrifice: An invisible and costly war wound

9:41 PM, May 16, 2013

It is never too late to get help. That is the message from a counselor who has devoted years to helping military veterans cope with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, or PTSD.

Service & Sacrifice: Candy bars make a Marine

5:54 PM, May 9, 2013

A desire to serve her country and few boxes of Butterfinger candy bars helped Tommye Kelly earn a spot in the Marine Corps in 1943.

Service & Sacrifice: East Tennessee dad loses 'second son'

9:53 PM, May 2, 2013

A shooting during a recent scuffle at a restaurant ended in the death of a war veteran who not only served his country, but who came to the aid an East Tennessee father coping with the loss of his military son in combat.

Service & Sacrifice: A homecoming, 40 years overdue

1:04 AM, Apr 26, 2013

Handshakes, waves, and applause greeted East Tennessee native Jim Morrow as he walked along a parade route with close to 500 veterans of Vietnam in Pigeon Forge.

Service & Sacrifice: Backstage pass in a war zone

10:55 PM, Apr 11, 2013

The Gatlinburg tourist t-shirt for sale in Afghanistan at an outdoor market was just one moment captured in hours of video and hundreds of pictures recorded by East Tennessee musician, singer, and USO road manager Doug Shock.

Service & Sacrifice: Lifesaver & Snake Attack Survivor

9:37 PM, Mar 28, 2013

Donald Young is 40 years removed from the jungles of Vietnam but he says memories of his 15 months of service there revisit him on a near nightly basis.

Service & Sacrifice: The Comeback Cadet

12:09 AM, Mar 8, 2013

After a motorcycle wreck that crushed his back and tore up one of his knees, Brandon Abrao faced a recovery that threatened to derail his dream of piloting a plane in the Air Force.

Service & Sacrifice: Gulf War Syndrome: New Name/Old Wounds

11:11 PM, Feb 21, 2013

Former Gulf War Marine Carter Nelson says 20 years after his deployment, he still suffers from joint aches and memory problems tied to his military service.

Service & Sacrifice: Soldier's fortune transformed

12:19 AM, Feb 15, 2013

Service & Sacrifice: Vietnam to Iraq, 42 years of service

10:49 PM, Feb 7, 2013

Command Sergeant Major Gregg Peck is the longest serving enlisted soldier in the Tennessee National Guard.  He has achieved the highest rank possible for an enlisted soldier and has served three combat tours dating back to the 1970s and Vietnam.

Service & Sacrifice: Letters, Emails, & Calls

9:02 PM, Jan 31, 2013

Thanks to a hand written letter, we met a retired Marine living in East Tennessee who crossed paths with two presidents.

Service & Sacrifice: War, College, & What's Next

6:17 PM, Dec 6, 2012

A free pre-college program based at the University of Tennessee proved a confidence booster for an East Tennessee marine who moved from the battlefield back to the classroom to earn his university degree.

Service & Sacrifice: Mass Shooting & Justice Delayed

11:41 PM, Nov 15, 2012

An East Tennessee soldier says the government he pledged to fight to protect is battling him over health benefits.

Service & Sacrifice: Patient Marine Honored

12:05 AM, Nov 9, 2012

An East Tennessee Marine who served in a groundbreaking unit was left out of a ceremony honoring his fellow Montford Point Marines with one of the nation's highest awards.

Service & Sacrifice: Stockings from US

10:38 PM, Nov 1, 2012

One Marine mom in Knoxville took it upon herself to ensure dozens of U.S. troops serving overseas see a little piece of home over the holidays.

Service & Sacrifice: Four Brothers in Service

6:14 PM, Oct 25, 2012

The Walkup family military service not only spans generations, it includes four brothers who all volunteered to serve.