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  • America250: Army Air Forces Veteran Leonard Zerlin

    America250: Army Air Forces Veteran Leonard Zerlin

    This week’s America250 salute is Army Air Forces Veteran Leonard Zerlin, a turret gunner on D-Day who received a Silver Star.

  • America250: Army Veteran Bruce Crandall

    America250: Army Veteran Bruce Crandall

    This week’s America250 salute is Army Veteran Bruce Crandall, who a helicopter pilot who rescued 70 wounded soldiers during the Battle of Ia Drang in Vietnam.

  • 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.

  • America250: Coast Guard Veteran Alex Haley

    America250: Coast Guard Veteran Alex Haley

    This week’s America250 salute is Coast Guard Veteran Alex Haley, who served as a journalist and later won a Pulitzer Prize.

  • America250: Navy Veteran Lenah S. Higbee

    America250: Navy Veteran Lenah S. Higbee

    This week’s America250 salute is Navy Veteran Lenah S. Higbee, the first living female recipient of the Navy Cross.

  • America250: Air Force Veteran Tom Skerritt

    America250: Air Force Veteran Tom Skerritt

    This week’s America250 salute is Air Force Veteran Tom Skerritt, who went on to be an actor, starring in films like “Alien” and "Top Gun."

  • America250: Army Veteran James N. Rowe

    America250: Army Veteran James N. Rowe

    This week’s America250 salute is Army Veteran James N. Rowe, a POW who escaped captivity in Vietnam and helped develop SERE tactics.

  • America250: Marine Corps Veteran James Livingston

    America250: Marine Corps Veteran James Livingston

    This week’s America250 salute is Marine Corps Veteran James Livingston, who received a Medal of Honor during Vietnam and served 34 years.

  • America250: Navy Veteran John William Finn

    America250: Navy Veteran John William Finn

    This week’s America250 salute is Navy Veteran John Finn, who received a Medal of Honor during the attack on Pearl Harbor.

  • America250: Air Force Veteran Margaret Witt

    America250: Air Force Veteran Margaret Witt

    This week’s America250 salute is Air Force Veteran Margaret Witt, a flight nurse instrumental in the repeal of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell.”

  • America250: Army Veteran Charles L. Thomas

    America250: Army Veteran Charles L. Thomas

    This week’s America250 salute is Army Veteran Charles L. Thomas, who received a Medal of Honor for his actions fighting during World War II.

  • America250: Navy Veteran Robert Ballard

    America250: Navy Veteran Robert Ballard

    This week’s America250 salute is Navy Veteran Robert Ballard, who used new naval technology to find the Titanic and sunken Navy submarines.

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