Miami Valley Salute to Veterans
is a television series focusing on veterans from local communities sharing their stories of service.
Stories of determination and dedication from veterans are all around us, and sharing those memories of military service is the purpose of a new television series presented by the Miami Valley Communications Council (MVCC). Miami Valley Salute to Veterans invites residents of the Greater Miami Valley Region to tell their stories for families and viewers.
The series is produced in cooperation with host Cindy LaPointe-Dafler, Gold Star wife and widow of Medal of Honor recipient Joseph Guy LaPointe Jr., a combat medic in the United States Army posthumously recognized for his actions during the Vietnam War.
Centerville resident Bob Daley, who served in the Army from 1955 to 1957, also serves as a host for the program.
CLICK HERE to view a Salute to Veterans informational Packet.
CLICK HERE Below for Salute to Veterans series videos
History
Miami Valley Communications Council is a municipal communications and technology organization representing the eight member cities of Centerville, Germantown, Kettering, Miamisburg, Moraine, Oakwood, Springboro and West Carrollton. The council also has affiliate agreements with other Miami Valley cities. MVCC was formed in 1975 as a council of governments to monitor, regulate, and administer common cable television franchise agreements, manage the operation of the council's cable access television channels, and develop and implement intergovernmental projects designed to strengthen communications between member cities and their citizens. A policy-making body consisting of delegates representing member cities governs the council.
Funding
MVCC is funded through franchise fees paid by the cable service provider. Franchise fees are rent that the cable company pays for placing its wires over or under the public rights-of-way (streets.) MVCC uses these franchise fees to support its community access television activities, cooperative intergovernmental projects, and to explore new and changing technologies that will benefit member communities. The council, in turn, provides many services to our communities at little or no cost.