On the morning of August 26, 2015, in the quiet community of Moneta, Virginia, 27-year-old cameraman Adam Ward was doing the job he was passionate about. He and reporter Alison Parker, 24, were conducting a live television interview for WDBJ7 at Bridgewater Plaza. The segment featured Vicki Gardner, the executive director of the local chamber of commerce, discussing the 50th anniversary of Smith Mountain Lake. It was a routine morning broadcast that would soon turn into a national tragedy.
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