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  • #VeteranOfTheDay Army and Air Force Veteran Joseph McConnell

    #VeteranOfTheDay Army and Air Force Veteran Joseph McConnell

    Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army and Air Force Veteran Joseph McConnell, a Korean War pilot who became the first triple ace in U.S. history.

  • #VeteranOfTheDay Army Air Corps and Air Force Veteran James “Jimmy” Maitland Stewart

    #VeteranOfTheDay Army Air Corps and Air Force Veteran James “Jimmy” Maitland Stewart

    Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Air Corps and Air Force Veteran James “Jimmy” Maitland Stewart, who was an actor during the Golden Age and served as a bomber pilot during World War II.

  • Gene Roddenberry: Creator of Star Trek

    Gene Roddenberry: Creator of Star Trek

    Army Air Corps Veteran Gene Roddenberry flew over 80 combat missions during World War II and later went on to create the hit science fiction series “Star Trek.”

  • #VeteranOfTheDay Army Air Corps Veteran Fitzroy “Buck” Newsum

    #VeteranOfTheDay Army Air Corps Veteran Fitzroy “Buck” Newsum

    Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Air Corps Veteran Fitzroy “Buck” Newsum, who served with the Tuskegee Airmen during World War II and the Korean War.

  • #VeteranOfTheDay Army Air Corps and Marine Corps Veteran Morgan Vaux

    #VeteranOfTheDay Army Air Corps and Marine Corps Veteran Morgan Vaux

    Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Air Corps and Marine Corps Veteran Morgan Vaux, who served as a radio operator and mechanic during World War II.

  • #VeteranOfTheDay Army Air Corps Veteran Donald D. Pucket

    #VeteranOfTheDay Army Air Corps Veteran Donald D. Pucket

    Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Air Corps Veteran Donald D. Pucket, who served as a B-24 bomber pilot during WWII and posthumous Medal of Honor recipient.

  • Donald McSparrin, Army Air Corps Veteran, 97, has wonderful memories… and seven daughters

    Donald McSparrin, Army Air Corps Veteran, 97, has wonderful memories… and seven daughters

    A World War-II Veteran helped plan top-secret bombing missions. He thanks VA for his continued health and access to COVID vaccines.

  • Fiske Hanley II: I’m a survivor

    Fiske Hanley II: I’m a survivor

    First Lieutenant Fiske Hanley served in the Army Air Forces during World War II. During a mission in March 1945, he was shot down and imprisoned in Japan until the end of the war. Here is his story.

  • #VeteranOfTheDay Air Force Veteran Robert Sharp

    #VeteranOfTheDay Air Force Veteran Robert Sharp

    Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Air Force Veteran Robert Sharp, who flew bombing missions in France and Germany during World War II.

  • Tuskegee Airman Howard Lee Baugh

    Tuskegee Airman Howard Lee Baugh

    Air Force Veteran and Tuskegee Airman Howard Lee Baugh served in World War II as a fighter pilot and overcame the barriers of systemic racism.

  • Irwin Stovroff: Champion for POWs

    Irwin Stovroff: Champion for POWs

    Irwin Stovroff served during World War II in the Army Air Forces and flew bombing missions in Europe. During his final mission, he was shot down in France and became a prisoner of war (POW). After thirteen months imprisoned in Stalag Luft I in northern Germany, Stovroff was released in April 1945 and returned to the United States. Following his retirement from a sales career in the 1990s, Stovroff began volunteering at his local VA Medical Center and helped form an organization dedicated to raising money to find service dogs for Veterans.

  • #VeteranOfTheDay Army Air Corps Veteran William D. Roxlo

    #VeteranOfTheDay Army Air Corps Veteran William D. Roxlo

    Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Air Force Veteran William D. Roxlo, who served in the Pacific during World War II from 1943 to 1945.

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