Today's #VeteranOfTheDay is Navy Veteran Robert Fischman, who served in World War II and aided in the recovery of wounded American troops during the invasion of Normandy.
When then-Army 1st Lt. Jim Riffe was preparing for the invasion of Okinawa in April 1945, he kept a small, black book. In it were the names of the 29 men he commanded. Seven would be dead within weeks. Fourteen wounded. When the now 100-year-old retired colonel prepares to celebrate the 76th anniversary of Victory over Japan Day Sept. 2, he said the names in that small, black book are what he will remember. He said remembering those names is what honors those heroes, something he advised Afghanistan Veterans to do as they deal with the news of the pullout. “Remember the individuals you served with,” Riffe said.
Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Marine Corps Veteran Victor “Brute” Harold Krulak, one of the most influential military strategists of the 20th century.
Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Navy Veteran Robert Hempstead, who served in the Navy during World War II in the Pacific Theater.
This week’s America250 salute is Navy Veteran Herbert V. Wiley, who served on rigid airships before commanding USS West Virginia during World War II.
Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran William E. Vicars. Vicars served two tours in Vietnam and 21 years in the Army.
Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Navy Veteran Ron “Rondo” Sharfe. Sharfe served as a coxswain during World War II.
During Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month, today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Marine Veteran Tim Kao, who served in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran James Michael McAteer. McAteer served as a clerk and a finance specialist during the Vietnam War.
Air Force Veteran Philip Read was grateful for the birthday party but needed to go home to finish mowing his lawn before it got hot.
Seventy-seven years after he died in a kamikaze attack and was lost at sea, Joseph West’s family members honored him with a memorial headstone at Fort Gibson National Cemetery in Oklahoma.
Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Marine Corps Veteran Kyle T. Gourlie, who served as a machine gunner during Operation Iraqi Freedom.