John Rogers

1 week ago | wjla.com | John Rogers

MCLEAN, Va. (7News) — Nowadays, private companies like SpaceX and Blue Origin are blazing new trails in space. But in the beginning, the U.S. military played a big role in our voyage to the stars. 7News sat down with a Virginia veteran who had a front row seat to the space race. Thomas Tate’s entire adult life has been centered around space, even though he’s never left the ground. After studying marketing in college, he joined the U.S. Army and never could’ve imagined how his life would change.

1 week ago | wjla.com | John Rogers

WASHINGTON, D.C. (7News) — A new pilot program is helping Navy and Marine families as they cope through the challenges that come with a new baby. The program pairs mothers with registered nurses who will support them and their babies throughout their pregnancy and a full year after childbirth.

3 weeks ago | wjla.com | John Rogers

MCLEAN, Va. (7News) — April 30 marks the 50th anniversary of the end of the Vietnam War. On that day in 1979, the capital of Saigon fell to the North Vietnamese. Even though thousands of Americans died in that 20-year war, the Asian country is still communist to this day. But a Vietnam War hero living in Virginia still feels the war was worth it. The striking number of ribbons and pins on Brigadier General John 'Jack' Nicholson’s chest reveals a life dedicated to duty and heroism.

1 month ago | miamiherald.com | John Rogers

CHICAGO -- A new, tiny pacemaker - smaller than a grain of rice - developed at Northwestern University could play a sizable role in the future of medicine, according to the engineers who developed it. Researchers unveiled the device, which they say is the smallest pacemaker in the world, in a study published in the peer-reviewed journal Nature.

1 month ago | wjla.com | John Rogers

PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY, Md. (7News) — Inside a hangar at Joint Base Andrews, a large crowd gathered for a small group of recruits who were ready to swear in and dedicate their lives to this country. Some of the attendees in the crowd were very eager to offer words of encouragement, including veterans who just so happened to be awarded the Medal of Honor, like retired Army Captain Flo Groberg, who spoke to the recruits. “You are making a decision that goes beyond anything about yourself.