Veteran of the Day

This week’s Honoring Veterans Spotlight honors the service of Navy Veteran Kathryn Hire, who served as a captain in the Navy Reserve.

Navy Veteran Verna Fender is this week’s Honoring Veterans Spotlight.

This week’s Honoring Veterans Spotlight honors the service of Navy Veteran Janie L. Mines, the first Black woman graduate at the Naval Academy.

This week’s Honoring Veterans Spotlight honors the service of Army Veteran Teresa King, the first female First Sergeant for Headquarters and Headquarters Company, XVIII Airborne Corps.

This week’s Honoring Veterans Spotlight honors the service of Army Veteran James “Jim” Brown. Brown served in the U.S. Army Reserve and was a professional football player and actor.

This week’s Honoring Veterans Spotlight honors the service of Army Veteran William F. Walker, who served with the American Expeditionary Forces during World War I.

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This week’s Honoring Veterans spotlight honors the service of Marine Corps Veteran Purcell Johnson, who served during WWII from 1943 to 1946.

Today's #VeteranOfTheDay is Sandra K. Tiger, a member of the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma, who retired from the Army in 1993 after 20 years of service.   

Today's #VeteranOfTheDay is Navy Veteran Jesse Joseph Peña, who died in action in Vietnam.

Today's #VeteranOfTheDay is Connecticut Army NG Veteran David Smith, who served in Afghanistan.

Today's #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Air Forces Veteran Malcolm A. Champagne, a former POW who, with the help of Portland VA, finally received his service medals.