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  • #VeteranOfTheDay Air Force Veteran Cormac McCarthy

    #VeteranOfTheDay Air Force Veteran Cormac McCarthy

    Today's #VeteranOfTheDay is Air Force Veteran and celebrated author Cormac McCarthy.

  • #VeteranOfTheDay Army Veteran J.D. Salinger

    #VeteranOfTheDay Army Veteran J.D. Salinger

    Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran Jerome David Salinger, who served in the Army during World War II and went on to become the critically acclaimed author of The Catcher in the Rye.

  • 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.

  • From Afghanistan to Aspen, USMC Veteran Ryan Garza pushes boundaries

    From Afghanistan to Aspen, USMC Veteran Ryan Garza pushes boundaries

    Marine Veteran Amputee Ryan Garza crosses snowboarding off his bucket list at the 36th National Disabled Veterans Winter Sport Clinic.

  • On Valentine’s Day, World War II Veteran, 96, reflects on love, life and combat

    On Valentine’s Day, World War II Veteran, 96, reflects on love, life and combat

    World War II Veteran has been an accomplished physician, state and federal congressman and author. His biggest supporter, his wife Luella.

  • VA woman Veteran author: Navy Veteran Lisa Washington

    VA woman Veteran author: Navy Veteran Lisa Washington

    Author and Navy Veteran Lisa Washington is a Christian fiction author, who has written three books, including her newest, "Kaleigh."

  • #VeteranOfTheDay Army Veteran Homer Hickam

    #VeteranOfTheDay Army Veteran Homer Hickam

    Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran Homer Hickam, who served in Vietnam and later became a rocket scientist and bestselling author.

  • VA woman Veteran author: Coast Guard Veteran Hillary “Herby” Herbst

    VA woman Veteran author: Coast Guard Veteran Hillary “Herby” Herbst

    Author and Coast Guard Veteran Hillary Herbst wrote "Weight Out" about her experiences battling through challenges during her service.

  • VA woman Veteran author: Navy Veteran Dianna Good Sky

    VA woman Veteran author: Navy Veteran Dianna Good Sky

    Author and Navy Veteran Dianna Good Sky wrote "Warrior Spirit Rising, a Native American Spiritual Journey" about love, faith, and forgiveness.

  • #VeteranOfTheDay Marine Corps Veteran Phil Klay

    #VeteranOfTheDay Marine Corps Veteran Phil Klay

    Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Marine Corps Veteran Phil Klay, who served for four years as a public affairs officer and is now an author.

  • Bhagat Singh Thind: An advocate for Indian Americans

    Bhagat Singh Thind: An advocate for Indian Americans

    Army Veteran Bhagat Singh Thind is an advocate for the citizenship of all Indian Americans.

  • VA woman Veteran author: Air Force Veteran Irene Trowell-Harris

    VA woman Veteran author: Air Force Veteran Irene Trowell-Harris

    Air Force Veteran Irene Trowell-Harris is a woman Veteran author who wrote “Bridges: A Life Building and Crossing Them" about her life.

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