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On Nov. 11, 1986, Lt. Mark Feldman and his comrades conducted a rescue mission on Lake St. Clair to recover two plane crash survivors. Feldman received an Air Medal, which was later upgraded to the Distinguished Flying Cross, for his quick-thinking and attempts to resuscitate one of the passengers.

Transitioning from the military? VA’s Women’s Health Transition Training program will partner with Military OneSource for our first Facebook Live series on Sept. 25 at noon EST. With Q and A.

On the Coast Guard birthday, Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Coast Guard Veteran Douglas Albert Munro, the service’s only Medal of Honor recipient.

VA’s Women’s Health Transition Training provides valuable information about how to enroll in VA benefits and VA women’s health care services…beyond general preventative care and wellness.

Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Coast Guard Veteran Ernest T. Maxey, who served during World War II and retired in 1983 from the Reserve.

The family of a deceased World War II Coast Guard Veteran received a Purple Heart Medal for an incident that happened in 1944.

Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Coast Guard Veteran Dollie Bossler, who served during World War II in the Coast Guard Women’s Reserves.

Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Coast Guard Veteran Carlo Andersen, who served during World War II in North Africa, Panama, the Pacific and the United States.

Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Coast Guard Veteran Kathleen Thomson Stoye, who served in the first class of Coast Guard Women's Reserve during World War II.

Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Coast Guard Veteran Benjamin F. Harrison, who received a Silver Star Medal for his service during World War II.

Today's #VeteranOfTheDay is Coast Guard Veterans, who have protected our Nation’s maritime interests from Aug. 4, 1790, to today.

Coast Guard Veteran Frank Jones served as seaman first class during World War II in the European and Pacific theaters from 1944 to 1945.