America250

This week’s America250 salute is Navy Veteran Herbert V. Wiley, who served on rigid airships before commanding USS West Virginia during World War II.

This week’s America250 salute is Army Veteran Jack C. Montgomery, who received a Medal of Honor for his actions in Italy during World War II.

This week’s America250 salute is Army Veteran Hugh Thompson Jr., who saved Vietnamese civilians in the village of My Lai. He was awarded a Distinguished Flying Cross, Purple Heart and Soldier’s Medal.

This week’s America250 salute is Marine Corps Veteran John McGinty III, who received a Medal of Honor for his actions in Vietnam.

This week's @America250 salute is Army Veteran Van Barfoot, who received the Medal of Honor during WWII.

Today’s America250 salute is Army Veteran Theodore Roosevelt, a Medal of Honor and Nobel Peace Prize recipient and the 26th president.

This week’s America250 salute is Air Force Veteran Charles Duke, a fighter interceptor pilot who became the youngest man to walk on the moon.

This week’s America250 salute is Marine Corps Veteran Jay Vargas, who received a Medal of Honor and a Purple Heart for action in Vietnam.

This week’s America250 salute is Army Veteran Leroy Petry, who received a Medal of Honor for protecting teammates from a grenade explosion.

This week’s America250 salute is Navy Veteran Vincent Capodanno, who received a Medal of Honor for his actions during battle in Vietnam.

This week’s America250 salute is Army Air Forces Veteran William Edwin “Ed” Dyess, who survived the Bataan Death March and led an escape.

This week’s America250 salute is Marine Veteran Angela Salinas, who was the highest-ranking woman in the service at the time of her retirement.