Heroes of Hampton Roads Project

02/10/2021

One of the new trailers for the project features Virginia Beach resident Bert Everett. Mr. Everett served in Alaska during the Korean War. His full interview is on our YouTube channel. Link below.

https://youtu.be/dfL1wEVmt3Q

11/15/2020

I just finished Episode 8 of the YouTube series tonight! Bert Everett is a native of Norfolk, VA and was assigned to the 120th AAA Battalion in Alaska during the Korean War. Besides interesting points of view as a solider in Alaska, he provided numerous beautiful 35mm Kodak slides he took while there.

-Parks Schmidt

Bert Everett is a native of Norfolk, Va, and served in Alaska during the Korean War with the 120th AAA Battalion in Fort Richardson. Mr. Everett discusses th...

10/11/2020

Larry Hazelwood is a native of Toano, VA, but has recently moved to Virginia Beach. He served with the 40th Signal Battalion in Vietnam as a door gunner. In this interview, Mr. Hazelwood discusses his views on the war in Vietnam, along with a few stories of his service.

- Parks Schmidt

Larry Hazelwood is a native of Toano, Virginia, and served with the 40th Signal Battalion in the Republic of Vietnam. Mr. Hazelwood discusses his opinions on...

09/16/2020

The project had a wonderful interview last week with Korean War era Army Veteran Bert Everett. Mr. Everett serves in Alaska with an AAA battalion in HQ battery.

-Parks Schmidt

08/15/2020

Col. Roy Cunningham served as a pilot and public relations officer during the Vietnam War and the postwar years. In this interview, Col. Cunningham discusses one of his many projects within the air force: creating a Boy Scout exchange between the United States and the Philippines.

-Parks Schmidt

Roy Cunningham is a proud veteran of the United States Air Force, serving in Vietnam & attaining the rank of colonel. One of his proudest achievements was no...

08/11/2020

Glen Keener was the first veteran to be interviewed in the 2020 season. He served in the US Navy in Vietnam, serving aboard the USS Saratoga in the Gulf of Tonkin. In his interview, he discusses day to day operations on board and his duties in the Saratoga.

-Parks Schmidt

Glen Keener is a local US Navy veteran, serving in the Vietnam War aboard the USS Saratoga (CV-60). Mr. Keener recalls day to day operations aboard the Sarat...

08/10/2020

The Heroes of Hampton Roads Project is a Veteran interviewing program I run in partnership with the Virginia Beach Surf & Rescue Museum.

I interview local veterans about their service, edit it, and publish the interviews on YouTube. Currently, the channel has 6 interviews with many more on the way. Hopefully you or a friend in the Hampton Roads area will be next!

Parks