Watch FOX 5's Veterans Day Special as we honor those who have served

FOX 5 Salutes Our Veterans Special

Everyday, not just Veterans' Day, we at FOX 5 salute those who fought for our freedom and served in the military in DC, Maryland, Virginia and beyond. To this end, we're partnering with U.S. Vets and their mission to end veteran homelessness across the U.S. - and produced a special program featuring veterans across the DMV.

Everyday - not just Veterans' Day, we at FOX 5 salute those who fought for our freedom and served in the military in DC, Maryland, Virginia and beyond.

To this end, we're partnering with U.S. Vets and their mission to end veteran homelessness across the U.S. - and also spotlighting Veterans Day honors across the DMV.

FOX 5's Veterans Day Special

To honor those who have served, we produced a Veterans Day special that you can stream in full in the video player above, watch on YouTube - or watch on TV. Here are more details on how you can watch.

At 100 years old, retired Brigadier General Charles McGee can still recount the 30 years he served as a Tuskegee Airman. FOX 5's Gwen Tolbart shares her conversation with the special Bethesda veteran in the video above.

A conversation with Charles McGee

Tom Fitzgerald reports on Ronald Dolecki, a U.S. Army prisoner of war vet was honored this summer after 55 years as a prisoner of war.

U.S. Army prisoner of war vet honored after 55 years

After being away from family for 78 years, unidentified Private First Class Morris Swackhammer will be buried close to his older brother Leon, who died in the 1970s and was buried at Arlington National Cemetery. David Kaplan reports.

Family lays Army veteran to rest 78 years later

The Honor Flight Network celebrated bringing 250,000 veterans to the memorials built in their honor. FOX 5's Gwen Tolbart reports from the ceremony at the World War II Memorial.

Honor Flight Network hits 250,000 mark

To make sure fallen service members are remembered, a volunteer group is using a new app to help those paying their respects at Arlington National Cemetery. Stephanie Ramirez reports.

Organization creates "Find A Grave" App for soldiers

Congressional leaders are set to present the Congressional Gold Medal to U.S. merchant mariners who helped the U.S. and its allies end World War Two. FOX 5's Bob Barnard reports.

Merchant mariners receiving Congressional Gold Medal

Army veteran David Kim founded Children of Fallen Patriots Foundation in 2002 – in honor of a fellow artillery officer who was killed overseas, leaving behind a young daughter. Since then, the organization has provided full-ride scholarships to more than 24-hundred students across the country who have lost a parent in the line of duty. That’s accumulated to more than 55 million dollars in support of gold star children.

Honoring Army Veteran David Kim

You can watch the special a few different ways. Watch it on FOX 5 Plus (WDCA) - on Veterans Day at 8:30 PM. It will also air on FOX 5 Plus Saturday 11/12 and Sunday 11/13 at 7PM. It can be streamed in full by watching the video at the top of this page or through YouTube, below.

We also want to hear about the veterans and other service members making a difference in the community. Learn more about FOX 5's "Salute to Service" program, here.