Maxwell Air Force Base hosting “Operation Welcome Home”

WVAS | By Melanie Hogan

Published March 14, 2023 at 2:28 PM EDT

Maxwell Air Force Base in Montgomery is hosting “Operation Welcome Home” with a series of events.

The program dates back to 1973, when efforts were made to bring 591 American Prisoners of war back to the United States. Nearly 50 POWs arrived at Maxwell between Feb.14^th and April first and were reunited with their families.

Mark Gaston is the Maxwell’s 42^nd Air Base Wing Public Affairs Chief who says over the weekend, the Wing organized a motorcycle ride escorting the Traveling American Veterans Wall from Prattville, Alabama to Maxwell Air Force Base.

Gaston says you can learn more about this week’s events by going to the Maxwell Air Force Base Website.

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Melanie began her career as a work study student, working in the areas of news reporting, anchoring and news-gathering. After graduating from Alabama State University, she worked as a production assistant at the local NBC affiliate, WSFA-TV. As a News Director at WVAS-FM, Melanie leads her team to produce award- winning newscasts and talk shows. Her professional achievements includes News Reporter of the Year for a number of years and awards for talk show producer, by the Alabama Broadcasters Association and the Associated Press. She is an active member of the Montgomery Area Chamber of Commerce. Her goals are to expand the reach of WVAS FM into more homes locally, regionally and nationally.

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