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Maginia Sajise Morales came to the United States for a better life. As a nurse, she enlisted in the National Guard, then became an active Army officer, serving in Bosnia and Iraq.

Robert Lynn Cox was an Army draftee during the Vietnam War and fell in love with the military lifestyle, later serving the National Guard for 23 years.

Army Veteran Jamaine Smith recently became the first woman to command Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 3337, where she'll continue VFW's community tradition.

Best known as the second person to walk on the moon during the historic Apollo 11 mission, Buzz Aldrin was also a highly decorated Air Force Veteran.

Ross Perot, the self-made billionaire, philanthropist and third-party presidential candidate, died this week at his home in Texas. He was 89.