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Veteran of the Day

  • Honoring Veterans: Air Force Veteran Cookie Avvampato

    Honoring Veterans: Air Force Veteran Cookie Avvampato

    This week’s Honoring Veterans Spotlight honors the service of Air Force Veteran Cookie Avvampato, who served in Kuwait and Iraq.

  • Honoring Veterans: Army Veteran Cruz Roque-Vicens

    Honoring Veterans: Army Veteran Cruz Roque-Vicens

    This week’s Honoring Veterans Spotlight honors the service of Army Veteran Cruz Roque-Vicens. After serving as an engineer in Korea, Roque-Vicens went on to have a successful career as a sports journalist.

  • Honoring Veterans: Army Veteran Charles Barr

    Honoring Veterans: Army Veteran Charles Barr

    For National Parks Week, this week's #HonoringVeterans spotlight honors the service of Army Veteran and NPS employee Charles Barr.

  • Honoring Veterans: Army Veteran Albert Flores Tristan

    Honoring Veterans: Army Veteran Albert Flores Tristan

    This week’s Honoring Veterans Spotlight honors the service of Army Veteran Albert Tristan, who served during the Vietnam War.

  • Honoring Veterans: Marine Corps Veteran Rodney Sickmann

    Honoring Veterans: Marine Corps Veteran Rodney Sickmann

    This week’s Honoring Veterans Spotlight honors the service of Marine Corps Veteran Rodney Sickmann, who served in Iran.

  • Honoring Veterans: Army Veteran Mary Edwards Walker

    Honoring Veterans: Army Veteran Mary Edwards Walker

    This week’s Honoring Veterans Spotlight honors the service of Army Veteran Mary Edwards Walker.

  • Honoring Veterans: Marine Corps Veteran Opha May Johnson

    Honoring Veterans: Marine Corps Veteran Opha May Johnson

    This week’s Honoring Veterans Spotlight honors the service of Marine Corps Veteran Opha May Johnson, who served during World War I.

  • Honoring Veterans: Navy Veteran Melissa Barnes

    Honoring Veterans: Navy Veteran Melissa Barnes

    This week’s Honoring Veterans Spotlight honors the service of Navy Veteran Melissa Barnes, who died while serving on Sept. 11, 2001.

  • Honoring Veterans: Army Veteran Pamela Dorothy Donovan

    Honoring Veterans: Army Veteran Pamela Dorothy Donovan

    This week’s Honoring Veterans Spotlight honors the service of Army Veteran Pamela Dorothy Donovan, who served as a nurse in Vietnam.

  • Honoring Veterans: Air Force Veteran Heather Wilson

    Honoring Veterans: Air Force Veteran Heather Wilson

    This week’s Honoring Veterans Spotlight honors the service of Air Force Veteran Heather Wilson, who served in the United Kingdom, Belgium and Washington, D.C.

  • Honoring Veterans: Army Veteran David Hickman

    Honoring Veterans: Army Veteran David Hickman

    This week’s Honoring Veterans Spotlight honors the service of Army Veteran David Hickman, who served during the Iraq War.

  • Honoring Veterans: Air Force Veteran Luther H. Smith

    Honoring Veterans: Air Force Veteran Luther H. Smith

    This week’s Honoring Veterans Spotlight honors the service of Air Force Veteran Luther H. Smith, who served in Italy during World War II.

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