Hometown Heroes

Hometown Heroes

What does it take to be a hero? Courage? Honor? A commitment to serve others? Heroes may wear a uniform…or not. Join us as we salute…Hometown Heroes.

At NASA Langley Research Center, there are many departments involved in helping send rockets, astronauts, and rovers to space! One department in particular is...
NASA Langley Research Center, located in Hampton, Virginia, works to make revolutionary improvements to expand and understand space exploration and the Earth's atmosphere. Compiled...
The Eagle has landed! We're going back to the Moon! NASA is planning a mission to return to the Moon in 2024! 55 years after...
The benefits of horseback riding are incredible! Which is why horse lovers give their time to help others at organizations like Equi-Kids in Virginia Beach. Equi-Kids...
Fifty years after Neal Armstrong made his historic leap for mankind by stepping onto the moon, NASA has gotten a new and exciting mission....
Hometown Heroes interviews Master Police Officer Marie Carr, who is currently assigned to Kempsville Middle School as their School Resource Officer. Her mission is...
The Joint Culinary Training Exercise held in Fort Lee, Virginia is the largest military culinary competition in North America. With multiple categories to compete...
Hometown Heroes visited the Virginia Living Museum located in Newport News. The museum has been around since 1966 when it was first developed as...
The USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) is an aircraft carrier and the second ship to bear the 16th United States President's name. She laid keel...
Hometown Heroes interviews Pediatrician Noëlle Gabriel, M.D. with Tidewater Children's Associates at the Children's Hospital of The King's Daughters (CHKD) in Norfolk, VA. When...