Jacqueline Swann will begin an internship at the Student Veterans of America as a Policy Associate to help future student Veterans.
Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran James Edwin Hoskins. Born in 1894 to a Quaker family, James spent his life as farmer in Fairfield, Iowa.
In June 1944, Lt. Gen. Carl Spaatz presented James Howard with the Medal of Honor, the United States' highest military decoration.
James was deployed to Vietnam with the 173rd Airborne Brigade and was flown into Long Binh. There he was assigned to Delta Company, 3rd Battalion.
Ivan Burl Harris learned Morse code and had to be able to type sixteen words a minute before he could graduate. Ivan was then sent overseas.
Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran Archibald S. Alsop. Archibald served with Yale Mobile Hospital Unit 39during the first World War from 1917-1919.
Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Marine Corps and Army Veteran Charles Felder. Charles served from 1953 to 1974.
Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran Frank N. Harper. Frank served during World War II from 1943 to 1945. Frank went overseas in preparation for D-Day.
Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran Mike Krzyewski. Mike has become the winningest basketball coach in NCAA history with more than a thousand wins.
Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran Maude G. Hambright. In 1990, Maude was placed on active duty and sent to a military hospital in Los Angeles.
Here is a VA program that helps to educate, support, and empower Veterans' families and friends who are seeking VA services and care for their Veterans. Read a letter from a grateful family.
Richard Overton lived in his Texas home smoking cigars and enjoying a daily routine before passing away at age 112. He was the oldest living American.