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During Hispanic Heritage Month, today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Marine Corps Veteran Alfredo Cantu Gonzalez, a Medal of Honor recipient.

Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Marine Veteran Antonio Flores Alvarado, who fought in the First Battle of Khe Sanh in Vietnam.

Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Marine Corps Veteran Kenneth A. Walsh, an aviator during World War II and the Korean War.

John Farritor was among the first Marines to ever step foot in Camp Pendleton in September 1942. On his 100th birthday in 2019, the spirit of Camp Pendleton remains by his side.

Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Marine Corps Veteran Bryan Landriscina, who served for eight years and now works for VA.

Harvey Pratt served in the Marine Corps during the Vietnam War. He later designed the National Native American Veterans Memorial on the National Mall in Washington, D.C.

Today's #VeteranOfTheDay is Marine Veteran Vernon Waters, who was killed in action at Iwo Jima and buried in the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific.

Today's #VeteranOfTheDay is Marine Corps Veteran Paul Jasper Turner, who served in WWII.

Marine Corps Veteran James Anderson Jr. was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for actions performed on duty in Vietnam.

Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Navy Veteran Melissa Gregg, who served as a military personnel administrator and public health programs manager.

This week’s America250 salute is Marine Corps Veteran Woody Williams who earned the Medal of Honor for his actions at Iwo Jima. Williams is currently the last living World War II Medal of Honor recipient.

Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Marine Veteran Gregory Rund, who survived the 1999 Columbine School shooting but was killed in 2004 in Al Anbar Province. He is buried at Fort Logan National Cemetery.