Hometown Heroes: Stories of Service from the Allegheny Highlands

February 26, 2026

 

Allegheny Mountain Radio is proud to launch Hometown Heroes, a new series highlighting veterans from the Allegheny Highlands. These are the voices of neighbors who served, returned home, and continue shaping the place we call home.

This project is supported through our Listening Post Collective initiative and is the first of many stories and features you’ll see over the next six months as we continue strengthening local storytelling and trusted information in our region.

Know a veteran whose story should be shared? Nominations are welcome. Contact Noelle Corley at noelle.corley@gmail.com.

This first piece was written by John and Noelle Corley and includes an introduction by their nephew, Army Veteran TJ Corley.

Help us honor the service in our own backyard.

Click the link below to listen to the first installment of Hometown Heroes.

 

Story By

Danny Cardwell

Danny is the Station Coordinator for WCHG, and the host of our gospel and country hours on Wednesdays 10:00 am to noon. He and his wife Renee Cardwell live with a spoiled dog (Toddie) in Hot Springs. Danny is a Deacon at Piney Grove Baptist Church in Hot Springs. He operates Thoughtwrestler.blogspot.com and is a site administrator and featured writer for the website Dagblog.com. He has been a frequent contributor to The Hal Ginsberg Morning Show, All Politics Are Local, and Politics Done Right. Danny has tutored, lectured, and mentored at risk youth in churches, group homes, and inside the Virginia Department Corrections. He serves on the board of directors for Preservation Bath and chairs the Bath Community Hospital Patient Advisory board. danny@amrmail.org
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