Top Veteran tweets of 2014

This year, @DeptVetAffairs on Twitter gained 50,000 followers, tweeted more than 5,000 times and was mentioned more than 125,000 times. We also answered hundreds of questions along with other Veteran Service Organizations using #VetQ. Thanks for the conversation and remember we are just a Tweet away!

Here are the top tweets of 2014.

This moment 70 years ago- 15,500 paratroopers from @101stAASLTDIV and @82ndABNDIV are dropped near Carentan #DDay pic.twitter.com/TPXIogzwao

— Veterans Affairs (@DeptVetAffairs) June 5, 2014

On Memorial Day, We honor the 1M Americans who made the ultimate sacrifice for our freedoms @VANatCemeteries pic.twitter.com/j76zCFqzcz

— Veterans Affairs (@DeptVetAffairs) May 24, 2014

#VeteranOfTheDay Cory Hixson @USMC 2002-2011 #Iraq #PurpleHeart #Fallujah wounded 10 years ago today pic.twitter.com/lyeLH0xdJP

— Veterans Affairs (@DeptVetAffairs) October 17, 2014

Today at 3PM your local time join us and Americans everywhere for the Memorial Day National Moment of Silence pic.twitter.com/o9PCtxlfIA

— Veterans Affairs (@DeptVetAffairs) May 26, 2014

Veterans are honored with a wreath-laying ceremony at the WWII Memorial in Washington, DC #HonoringVets pic.twitter.com/DaiekZtSK3

— Veterans Affairs (@DeptVetAffairs) November 11, 2014

73 years ago Today. We remember. #PearlHarbor #honoringvets @WWIIMemorial pic.twitter.com/y6iVgcB5lo

— Veterans Affairs (@DeptVetAffairs) December 7, 2014

#VeteranOfTheDay @USMC Kyle Carpenter received the Medal of Honor today for actions in Afghanistan #HonoringVets pic.twitter.com/AGaFORAjno

— Veterans Affairs (@DeptVetAffairs) June 19, 2014

9,387 Americans are buried At Omaha Beach #DDay #WWII http://t.co/WH0RPwPa8F pic.twitter.com/2tJzUvFVgy

— Veterans Affairs (@DeptVetAffairs) June 6, 2014

Cpl Ira Hayes @USMC raised the flag on Iwo Jima 69 years ago today pic.twitter.com/zzfW0snAOX

— Veterans Affairs (@DeptVetAffairs) February 23, 2014

Happy Birthday America! #HonoringVets pic.twitter.com/axkuv6DnFn

— Veterans Affairs (@DeptVetAffairs) July 4, 2014

1,754 wreaths were placed at Alexandria @VANatCemeteries today thanks to @WreathsAcross America and volunteers pic.twitter.com/6x24nwLXHd

— Veterans Affairs (@DeptVetAffairs) December 13, 2014

#VeteranOfTheDay Ryan Pitts @USArmy 173rd Airborne Brigade #SkySoldiers awarded the Medal of Honor today pic.twitter.com/nOCW4kwTai

— Veterans Affairs (@DeptVetAffairs) July 22, 2014

#VeteranOfTheDay Lucy Coffey nation’s oldest female Veteran Women’s @USArmy Auxiliary Corps 1943-1945 #WWII pic.twitter.com/jIs1U0J651

— Veterans Affairs (@DeptVetAffairs) July 29, 2014

#VeteranOfTheDay all Veterans who have or are currently spending the holidays away from their families pic.twitter.com/enzKhfDdkM

— Veterans Affairs (@DeptVetAffairs) December 25, 2014

#VeteranOfTheDay @USMC Chesty Puller – Only Marine awarded 5 Navy Crosses. Happy Birthday Chesty, where ever you are! pic.twitter.com/kP1QtGa3pH

— Veterans Affairs (@DeptVetAffairs) June 26, 2014

#VeteranOfTheDay Jay Cox @USArmy 105 Years Old #WWII #Veteran #HonoringVets pic.twitter.com/CGf7KYTrgd

— Veterans Affairs (@DeptVetAffairs) May 16, 2014

#VeteranOfTheDay Tom Jones Jr. @USMC #Navajo Code Talker #WWII Passed away on Monday. pic.twitter.com/fFAJ6hc0LL

— Veterans Affairs (@DeptVetAffairs) May 15, 2014

#VeteranOfTheDay @USArmy Mickey Rooney passed away Sunday. Long time @AmericanLegion & @the_USO advocate pic.twitter.com/t3OefSqTcs

— Veterans Affairs (@DeptVetAffairs) April 7, 2014

WWII Veterans from @HonorFlightATX visit their memorial in DC on Saturday. #HonoringVets pic.twitter.com/23475Lw8uB

— Veterans Affairs (@DeptVetAffairs) September 6, 2014

Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans! You served, now let VA serve you. http://t.co/nUAFoTsMMA pic.twitter.com/2M7Nr6wNVE

— Veterans Affairs (@DeptVetAffairs) March 30, 2014

#TeamUSA led by Veteran and Paralympic athlete Jon Lujan. Best of luck, USA! #VetsInSochi pic.twitter.com/zaVszlcJsx

— Veterans Affairs (@DeptVetAffairs) March 7, 2014