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  • #VeteranOfTheDay Army Air Force Veteran Fred G. Holden

    #VeteranOfTheDay Army Air Force Veteran Fred G. Holden

    Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Air Force Veteran Fred G. Holden, who served as a B-24 engineer and gunner during World War II.

  • #VeteranOfTheDay Army Air Force Veteran Travis Nash

    #VeteranOfTheDay Army Air Force Veteran Travis Nash

    Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Air Force Veteran Travis Nash, who died during a World War II aircraft crash.

  • #VeteranOfTheDay Army Air Force Veteran Norman Lear

    #VeteranOfTheDay Army Air Force Veteran Norman Lear

    Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Air Force Veteran Norman Lear, who served during World War II.

  • #VeteranOfTheDay Army Air Force Veteran William McGowan

    #VeteranOfTheDay Army Air Force Veteran William McGowan

    Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Air Force Veteran William McGowan, who served as an advanced fighter pilot during World War II as part of the D-Day invasion of Normandy.

  • #VeteranOfTheDay Army Air Forces Veteran Horace Poolaw

    #VeteranOfTheDay Army Air Forces Veteran Horace Poolaw

    Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Air Forces Veteran Horace Poolaw, who became a well-known photographer of Native American life.

  • America250: Army Air Forces Veteran William Edwin “Ed” Dyess

    America250: Army Air Forces Veteran William Edwin “Ed” Dyess

    This week’s America250 salute is Army Air Forces Veteran William Edwin “Ed” Dyess, who survived the Bataan Death March and led an escape.

  • #VeteranOfTheDay Army Air Forces Veteran Horace E. Crouch

    #VeteranOfTheDay Army Air Forces Veteran Horace E. Crouch

    Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Air Forces Veteran Horace E. Crouch, who was a part of the Doolittle Raid that bombed Japan during World War II and later served in the Korean War.

  • 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.

  • #VeteranOfTheDay Army Air Forces Veteran William Hamilton

    #VeteranOfTheDay Army Air Forces Veteran William Hamilton

    Today's #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Air Forces World War II Veteran William “Bill” Hamilton, who celebrates his 100th Birthday on August 9th, 2022.

  • #VeteranOfTheDay Army Air Forces Veteran George B. McMillan

    #VeteranOfTheDay Army Air Forces Veteran George B. McMillan

    Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Air Forces Veteran George B. McMillan, who was a fighter pilot during World War II and served with the 1st American Volunteer Group.

  • #VeteranOfTheDay Army Air Forces Veteran Neel E. Kearby

    #VeteranOfTheDay Army Air Forces Veteran Neel E. Kearby

    Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Air Forces Veteran Neel E. Kearby, who served as a fighter pilot during World War II.

  • #VeteranOfTheDay Army Air Forces Veteran Fred F. Ohr

    #VeteranOfTheDay Army Air Forces Veteran Fred F. Ohr

    Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Air Forces Veteran Fred F. Ohr, who is believed to be the only World War II flying ace of Asian descent.

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