#VeteranOfTheDay Army Veteran Tristan Gross

Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran Tristan Gross. Tristan served from 1993 to 2017.

Tristan enlisted in the Army in 1993 as a fire direction specialist and was tasked with helping to figure out how to efficiently fire artillery where needed. He also served as an advisor to the Iraqi Army and as a human resources non-commissioned officer at Fort Dix, New Jersey. Tristan deployed twice to Iraq for Operation Iraqi Freedom and once to Honduras for a humanitarian mission.

Tristan retired in 2017 after 25 years of service, and today works as a truck driver with JB Hunt in the Killeen, Texas area. He received several awards, including the Bronze Star and the Air Assault badge.

Thank you for your service, Tristan!

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It’s easy to nominate a Veteran. All it takes is an email to newmedia@va.gov with as much information as you can put together, along with some good photos. Visit our blog post about nominating to learn how to create the best submission.

Graphic By Lilian Vo: Lilian Vo is an undergraduate senior at George Mason University studying Global Affairs and Intelligence Analysis.