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.
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Veteran Story Hour: Voices of Valor, Presented by SALUTE of Virginia is a history podcast hosted by SALUTE, with 29 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.
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SALUTE hosts Veteran Story Hour: Voices of Valor, Presented by SALUTE of Virginia, a history show with 29 episodes published.
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Episode #27
More Than a Bike Ride: Ten Years of the Valley Veterans Ride for Heroes
Aug 14, 202658 minS2026
Ten years ago, a group of veterans who didn’t ride bicycles decided that a bicycle ride might be exactly what could bring VFW posts from across the central Shenandoah Valley together. What began with approximately 45 riders and $8,500 raised in its first year has grown into the Valley Veterans Ride for Heroes—a regional tradition that has now donated more than $300,000 to Boulder Crest Foundation. Melissa Patrick returns to Veteran Story Hour alongside Raymond Carrier, commander of Verona VFW Post 10826 and a longtime member of the ride’s planning committee. Together, they explain how veterans built the original event in only three months, how area VFW posts continue working together to make it possible, and why supporting Boulder Crest became the mission behind the miles. This is also far more than an ordinary bicycle ride. The course includes veteran-operated rest stops, living-history displays, military memorabilia, challenge coins, patriotic opening ceremonies, and opportunities for civilian riders to slow down and spend time with the veterans who make the event possible. Melissa and Raymond also discuss Boulder Crest’s focus on Posttraumatic Growth and its training-based, peer-supported programs offered at no cost to participating veterans, service members, first responders, and their families. The tenth-anniversary Valley Veterans Ride for Heroes takes place September 12, 2026, at Rockbridge Vineyard & Brewery in Raphine, Virginia. Ride, sponsor, donate, or learn more at: https://www.valleyvetsride4heroes.com/ Veteran Story Hour: Voices of Valor, Presented by SALUTE of Virginia.
Parker, Jason - Game Master for Game Corps by T4T [Army & Navy]
Jun 28, 20261h 19mS2026
This week on Veteran Story Hour, Jason Parker joins us from inside the Game Corps Bunker at Tech for Troops in Richmond, Virginia. And yes, there is a dog snoring nearby, because even mental health missions need a mascot. Jason’s story moves from Navy deployments and addiction recovery to suicide survival, gaming, purpose, and building spaces where veterans can reconnect before crisis hits. Game Corps’s mission is simple, impossible, and absolutely worth chasing - reduce veteran suicide to zero. This episode is about video games, but not really. It is about connection. It is about giving veterans a place to show up as they are. It is about Batman comics, Xbox controllers, dark humor, and the belief that sometimes the first step out of isolation is a Discord server, a controller, and somebody asking, “You good?” CONNECT & SUPPORT: Tech for Troops: https://techfortroops.org/ Game Corps: https://techfortroops.org/game-corps-by-t4t/ Follow Game Corps on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/GameC0rps Join Game Corps on Discord: https://discord.com/invite/V68RQFM8t7 Website : https://saluteofvirginia.org/ Donate to SALUTE of Virginia : https://subsplash.com/u/-5QRKRR/give Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/share/167A3VpMJu/ Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/saluteofva/ Nominate a veteran to be interviewed : saluteofva@gmail.com If this episode moved you, please leave a rating and review — it helps other listeners find these stories. CREDITS: Hosted by John Fairbanks and Zach Hale A production of SALUTE of Virginia (501(c)(3))
<p>A Waynesboro police officer.</p><p>A late start in the Army National Guard.</p><p>A deployment to Syria.</p><p>And a life completely transformed by faith.</p><p>On this episode of Voices of Valor, Zach Hale sits down with Doug Williams to talk about military service, leadership, law enforcement, family, and finding purpose in unexpected places.</p><p>Doug shares stories from joining the Guard at 29, surviving Basic Training during COVID, deploying across Syria in small teams, and learning leadership the hard way — sometimes from soldiers younger than him. He also opens up about his wa...
<p>Christopher Martin was 17 when college became impossible. At 18, post-9/11, he chose submarines. Five years as a Sonar Technician on the USS Nebraska—seven patrols, listening to the ocean at 500 feet below the surface. The transition home landed him making $100 per glass break detector, then seven years delivering refrigerators. Through the DCMA Keystone Internship Program, Chris finally finds himself inspecting Navy navigation systems at Northrop Grumman, protecting the same submarines he served on, now going on 14 years.</p><p>And he calls it all luck.</p><p>Ladies and gentlemen, Christopher Martin: Sonar Technician, Nuclear Deterrence, and the Long Way Ho...
<p>Melissa Patrick spent 28 years in Army Intelligence — from being the first woman in an ROTC classroom at VMI in 1975, to earning master parachutist wings while afraid of heights, to leading NATO intelligence in Afghanistan. After retiring as a Colonel, her civilian work analyzing vehicle attacks led directly to the MRAP decision that saved American lives in Iraq and Afghanistan. Now she runs a VFW district and a charity bike ride that's raised nearly $300K for combat veterans. </p><p>She almost didn't think she had a story. </p><p>She was wrong.</p><p>CONNECT & SUPPORT:</p><p>10th An...
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