Air Force Veteran

Erin McLyman died March 13 after being wounded by an enemy forces’ mortar attack while walking to dinner from the base dining facility.

Conrad Gary joined the Air Force. He served as a police officer and spent time stationed in Germany. He served five years in the Air Force.

Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Air Force Veteran Barry Saines. Barry served during the Vietnam War. Barry lives in Brooklyn and works as a substitute teacher.

Clinton Hammond was assigned to the 351st Bomb Group of the 8th Force. He was stationed out of Polebrook, England from 1944-1945

Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Air Force Veteran Aureliano “A.J.” Salas Jr. A.J. passed away on November 4, 2018 after a three-year battle with cancer.

While serving in a joint operation with Afghan forces in Ghazni Provence, Dylan Elchin was killed in an IED attack on November 27, 2018.

Curtis May was homeless, then in jail and tired of his lifestyle. Using several VA programs, he is now “happy and grateful” as a VA electrician – AND back in touch with children and grandchildren.

During the D-Day invasions of World War II, Air Force pilot Donald Seesenguth flew ahead to help clear a path for troops to advance.

After completing officer training at Maxwell Air Force Base, Evelyn Dove-Coleman was licensed by US Court of Military Appeals as a Judge Advocate General.

Air Force Veteran Spencer Stone and Army Veteran Alek Skarlatos found themselves in the middle of a potential terrorist attack and helped to stop Morocco native Ayoub El Khazzani from shooting other passengers on a train.

Ferdinand Funke was assigned to 614th Tactical Fighter Squadron at Phan Rang Air Base in Vietnam. He flew 222 combat missions against the North Vietnamese.

Michael Lightning served as an Air Force medic and would be stationed at Yokota Air Force Base in Japan and Vandenberg Air Force Base in California.