Army Veteran

My mother-in-law, Olga Prietula, was a Ukrainian immigrant who served as a US Army nurse during World War II. Her legacy, and those like her, inspire me to serve Veterans.

Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran Fallon Williams, who deployed to twice to Iraq before completing her service as a behavioral health manager at Walter Reed.

Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran Coral Wong Pietsch, who was the first female Asian American general officer in the Army and the first female general officer in the Judge Advocate General’s Corps.

Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran Juan Solorio, a career soldier who deployed to Japan, Thailand, Haiti, Egypt, before he was was killed in combat operations near Mosul, Iraq. He is buried at Dallas/Ft. Worth National Cemetery.

Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran Dale Throneberry, who founded and hosts “Veterans Radio” after serving as a Huey pilot during the Vietnam War.

Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran Bryan Luckey, who was killed in 2006 during combat operations. He is buried at Florida National Cemetery.

Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran Charity A. Earley, who was the commanding officer of the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion.

Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran Edward Cohota, who was a Chinese immigrant and Civil War Veteran who served for over thirty years.

Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran William Wooldridge, who was the first Sergeant Major of the Army.

Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran Charles Long, who fought in the Battle of the Bulge and earned a Medal of Honor for securing his platoon’s retreat in the Korean War.

Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran Jonathan Sorrenti, who served as an information systems operator and a military police officer during the Iraq War.

Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran Sara Knutson Cullen, who died when her UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter was overtaken by a storm and crashed.