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  • Original 101st Airborne warrior gone, not forgotten

    Original 101st Airborne warrior gone, not forgotten

    Command Sgt. Maj. Dick Veenendaal was one of the original members of the 101st Airborne out of Fort Campbell, Kentucky. The unit was reconstituted in 1956 after being disbanded for a time after World War II.

  • #VeteranOfTheDay Army Veteran Herbert Sobel

    #VeteranOfTheDay Army Veteran Herbert Sobel

    Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran Herbert Sobel, who served with the 101st Airborne Division on D-Day in World War II.

  • #VeteranOfTheDay Army Veteran Elisabeth Joy

    #VeteranOfTheDay Army Veteran Elisabeth Joy

    Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran Elisabeth Joy, who served as an aviator with the 101st Airborne Division in Afghanistan and Iraq.

  • #VeteranOfTheDay Army Veteran Lewis Nixon III

    #VeteranOfTheDay Army Veteran Lewis Nixon III

    Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran Lewis Nixon III, a paratrooper in the 101st Airborne Division and took part in the D-Day landings.

  • #VeteranOfTheDay Army Veteran Jack Womer

    #VeteranOfTheDay Army Veteran Jack Womer

    Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran Jack Nietz Womer, a demolitions expert with the 101st Airborne Division during World War II.

  • #OperationSong Cristoval Lemus

    #OperationSong Cristoval Lemus

    This #OperationSong spotlight is on “Pech River Valley” by Afghanistan Veteran Cristoval Lemus, who served in the Army's 101st Airborne.

  • Army Veterans launch podcast to amplify the realities of military service

    Army Veterans launch podcast to amplify the realities of military service

    Mike Izzo and Pat McGinty have been friends for more than twenty years. They met at the United States Military Academy and were teammates on the Army West Point Men’s Rugby Team. They attended the Infantry Officer Basic Course and Ranger School at the same time. Perhaps most significantly, they both deployed to Iraq with the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault). Now the duo is launching a podcast to amplify the realities of military service, and they're looking for stories to share.

  • #VeteranOfTheDay Army Veteran Tom Jones

    #VeteranOfTheDay Army Veteran Tom Jones

    Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran Tom Jones, who served as a field artilleryman with the 101st Airborne Division during Operation Iraqi Freedom.

  • #VeteranOfTheDay Army Veteran Curtis Owens

    #VeteranOfTheDay Army Veteran Curtis Owens

    Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran Curtis Owens, who served with the 101st Airborne Division and now works for the Texas Veterans Commission.

  • #VeteranOfTheDay Army Veteran Roger Dale Davis

    #VeteranOfTheDay Army Veteran Roger Dale Davis

    Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran Roger Dale Davis, who served with the 101st Airborne Division and later became an Indiana Supreme Court justice.

  • #VeteranOfTheDay Army Veteran Jack Zimmerman

    #VeteranOfTheDay Army Veteran Jack Zimmerman

    Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran Jack Zimmerman, who served with the 101st Airborne Division as an airborne infantryman in Afghanistan.

  • #VeteranOfTheDay Army Veteran James Milton Matthews

    #VeteranOfTheDay Army Veteran James Milton Matthews

    Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran James Milton Mathews, who served with the 101st Airborne Division during Vietnam.

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