Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran Rupert Starr who became a prisoner of war (POW) in Germany during World War II and later became a well-known LGBTQ+ activist.
Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran Glenn Johnson, who served as a photojournalist and photographer in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran Marian Rebecca Sebring Elcano, who served as a nurse in France, Belgium and Germany during World War II.
Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran Preston Earl Bagent, who was among the first wave of soldiers to storm the beaches during D-Day.
Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran Leroy Foster, who fought and was captured as a POW in the European Theater during World War II.
A VA employee’s emotional tribute to “Uncle Lefty,” who fought across Europe and later pitched for the Brooklyn Dodgers. “We had a job to do and we did it. I’m proud of what we did. I’d do it again.”
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Veterans! If you were ineligible to donate blood because of your military service in Europe, you may be eligible now. The FDA lifted that ban and blood is urgently needed now because of the pandemic.
Today's #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran Chester Michael Matyjasik, who served in Europe during World War II and had the nickname "The Flagman."
On the anniversary of the Merchant Marine Act, today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Merchant Marine Veteran Edward Lavelle Duncan, who served during World War II.
Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran John Powell, who landed on Omaha Beach 17 days after D-Day and fought across the Rhineland.
Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran Boris A. Stern, who served during World War II in Germany, Belgium, France, England and Luxembourg.