Jack Lummus was a two-sport professional athlete and two-way end for the New York Giants, as well as a Medal of Honor recipient for his heroics during the U.S. assault on the island of Iwo Jima.
Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Marine Corps Veteran Samuel Franklin Hartman, who served in the Pacific during World War II from 1942 to 1945.
On February 19, 1945, thousands of Marines landed on a beach of volcanic ash in the Pacific. For five weeks, Marines, Navy Corpsmen and Seabees fought for control of the heavily-fortified island. Williams recalls his experiences and the action that earned him the Medal of Honor.
Charles E. Baker served in the Marine Corps during World War II from 1944 to 1946 and fought in Iwo Jima.
When families of a deceased Veteran start planning burials at Quantico National Cemetery in Virginia, one of the program support assistants they may meet is a Veteran who chose to work for VA to serve fellow Veterans. Damion Jacobs enlisted in the Marine Corps in 1993. His assignments included Camp Pendleton, California, where he deployed three times, including to shut down humanitarian operations in Mogadishu, Somalia. Jacobs also spent a year protecting the fence line at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, as an instructor at Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center in Bridgeport, California, and deployed to Iraq as an augmentee for the initial invasion in 2003. After his instructor assignment, Jacobs went back to Camp Pendleton, where he deployed twice. During his second deployment in 2006, an improvised explosive device detonated near Jacobs. He lost his leg below the knee.
Cpl Harlon H. Block was an Iwo Jima Marine and one of the flag raisers on Mt. Suribachi.
Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Marine Corps Veteran John Basilone, a Medal of Honor recipient who fought in the Pacific during World War II.
On Feb. 23, 1945, American forces raised the United States flag on Mount Suribachi on the Pacific island of Iwo Jima. It became one of the iconic photos of World War II.
Most Americans know the historic significance of the U.S. Marine […]
He was a hero among many in the Navajo Nation who utilized his special skills, unique talents and native language to help win the war against the Japanese during World War II.
Army Veteran, John Edgar Keogh served during WWII and the Korean War. John was a gunner on a 37mm cannon and also worked in intelligence.
Salvatore Palermo and the USS Dennis fought in the Battle of Leyte Gulf, where U.S. and Australian Naval forces hoped to cut off the Japanese fleet.
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