NORFOLK, Va. (WVEC) — It's our station's annual tradition that recognizes service members and military families around Hampton Roads: the Holiday Salute!
13News Now is excited to present the 33rd annual Holiday Salute, a special program that airs Christmas Eve and Christmas Day where we put the spotlight on our dedicated servicemen and servicewomen!
Holiday Salute will air on 13News Now on the following dates:
- December 24 at 4 p.m.
- December 25 at 6 a.m.
Holiday Salute first aired in 1986. The show has spanned seminal events in the late-20th and early-21st centuries, including the Cold War, Operation Desert Storm, the Bosnia and Kosovo wars, 9/11, Operation Enduring Freedom, Operation Iraqi Freedom, and now: Operation Inherent Resolve.
The show has encompassed the administrations of six commanders-in-chief: Presidents Ronald Reagan, George H.W. Bush, Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, Barack Obama and Donald Trump. All the while, telling the story through the eyes of local people on the front lines and their waiting families back home in Hampton Roads.
