Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Marine Veteran Octaviano Gallegos Jr., who served in the Persian Gulf War.
Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran Bruce A. Wilber Jr., who served as a motor transport operator.
On the anniversary of his Medal of Honor action, today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran Alvin Cullum York, who fought during the Meuse-Argonne offensive.
Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran Frank A. Tobey, who served as an Army Chaplain throughout World War II.
Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Marine Corps and Army Veteran Dominic J. Hall, who served in Japan and in Afghanistan.
John Thurman served in the Marine Corps during World War II, fought on Iwo Jima and saw the famous flag raising on Mount Suribachi.
Edward Carter Jr. was one of the few African Americans to be awarded the Medal of Honor for actions during World War II.
Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Spiros “Steve” Pisanos, a Greek national who flew for the British Royal Air Force as an American pilot during World War II.
Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Marine Corps Veteran Stephen W. Pless, who served in the Vietnam War and is the only Marine aviator to be awarded a Medal of Honor during the war.
Alan Shepard served in the Navy aboard a destroyer and as a test pilot. He was a member of the NASA Mercury Seven and became the first American to travel into space.
Army Veteran Charles W. Whittlesey is a Medal of Honor Recipient and is today’s Veteran of the Day.
Army Veteran Hank Welzel served in the Korean War, but his military experience began in the German Army during World War II.