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.
Today's #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran Emory Scott West, who served in the Philippines, Spanish-American War, and in WWI.
Martinsburg Army Veteran Donald “Dusty” Rhodes spent six months as a Prisoner of War before being sent to fight in the Battle of the Bulge.
Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran Kurt Vonnegut, who survived the bombing of Dresden during World War II, which later influenced his writing.
Today's #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran Michael Ybarra, who was awarded the Silver Star for heroic actions in Korea.
Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army and Air Force Veteran Paul Kerchum, who was one of the last survivors of the Bataan Death March.
Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Air Corps Veteran Daniel Crowley, who served in the Pacific during World War II and was taken as a prisoner of war (POW) by the Japanese.
Emil Joseph Kapaun served in WWII and the Korean War as an Army Captain and Catholic priest. During the Korean War, he was captured and died as a prisoner of war.
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Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran James N. Rowe, a Special Forces advisor who escaped captivity in Vietnam and helped develop SERE tactics.
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