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  • #VeteranOfTheDay Marine Corps Veteran Robert Riggle Jr.

    #VeteranOfTheDay Marine Corps Veteran Robert Riggle Jr.

    Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Robert Riggle Jr., an actor and comedian who spent his earlier years in the Marines.

  • #VeteranOfTheDay Marine Corps Veteran Dominic J. Hall

    #VeteranOfTheDay Marine Corps Veteran Dominic J. Hall

    Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Marine Corps and Army Veteran Dominic J. Hall, who served in Japan and in Afghanistan.

  • America250: Navy Veteran Vincent Capodanno

    America250: Navy Veteran Vincent Capodanno

    This week’s America250 salute is Navy Veteran Vincent Capodanno, who received a Medal of Honor for his actions during battle in Vietnam.

  • #VeteranOfTheDay Marine Corps Veteran George Robert Sullivan

    #VeteranOfTheDay Marine Corps Veteran George Robert Sullivan

    Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Marine Corps Veteran George Robert Sullivan, who served in the Vietnam War and received a Navy Cross for saving two wounded Marines during a firefight.

  • America250: Marine Corps Veteran Richard A. Anderson

    America250: Marine Corps Veteran Richard A. Anderson

    This week’s America250 salute is Marine Corps Veteran Richard A. Anderson, who posthumously received a Medal of Honor for shielding his patrol from an enemy grenade.

  • #VeteranOfTheDay Marine Corps Veteran Lewis William Walt

    #VeteranOfTheDay Marine Corps Veteran Lewis William Walt

    Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Marine Corps Veteran Lewis William Walt, who served as assistant commandant of the Marine Corps.

  • #VeteranOfTheDay Marine Corps Veteran Archie Van Winkle

    #VeteranOfTheDay Marine Corps Veteran Archie Van Winkle

    Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Marine Corps Veteran Archie Van Winkle, who served in World War II and the Korean War and earned a Congressional Medal of Honor.

  • #VeteranOfTheDay Marine Corps Veteran Adrian Valentine Soltau

    #VeteranOfTheDay Marine Corps Veteran Adrian Valentine Soltau

    Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Marine Corps Veteran Adrian Valentine Soltau, who served in Iraq and was killed in action. His sacrifice is honored by the Carry the Load.

  • #VeteranOfTheDay Marine Corps Veteran Lofton Henderson

    #VeteranOfTheDay Marine Corps Veteran Lofton Henderson

    Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Marine Corps Veteran Lofton Henderson. Henderson served as a pilot during World War II.

  • How VA and partners helped a Vietnam Veteran find Corpsman Williams, pt.2

    How VA and partners helped a Vietnam Veteran find Corpsman Williams, pt.2

    Part 2 of the story on how VA and partners came together to help a sick Marine Corps Veteran search for the buddy who saved his life in Vietnam.

  • John Farritor: I’m no hero

    John Farritor: I’m no hero

    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.

  • Harvey Pratt: The Warrior Artist

    Harvey Pratt: The Warrior Artist

    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.

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