Washington, D.C.

The host of 'Meet the Press' brings working-class roots to his job

Restoring a grand house

Around the clock, under blistering skies and through bone-numbing blizzards, sentinels guard the graves and memories of American soldiers whose identities are known but to God.

Crooks is among the last serving pilots from World War I, researchers say, but even more remarkable are his recollections, recounted as slowly as his gait, but sprinkled with intricate details—amazingly so, given they occurred nearly a century ago.

Veteran Roger Durbin's vision turned into reality: the national World War II Memorial in Washington, D.C.

Bonnie Carroll founded the Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors — TAPS — which delivers huge doses of compassion and healing after a military death.