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  • #VeteranOfTheDay Navy Veteran Raymond Marx

    #VeteranOfTheDay Navy Veteran Raymond Marx

    Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Navy Veteran Raymond John Marx.

  • #VeteranOfTheDay Air Force Veteran Richard “Clem” Clement

    #VeteranOfTheDay Air Force Veteran Richard “Clem” Clement

    Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Air Force Veteran Richard “Clem” Clement, who served for over 23 years and was stationed in several foreign countries, including Vietnam, Germany and Japan.

  • #VeteranOfTheDay Air Force Veteran Forrest Fenn

    #VeteranOfTheDay Air Force Veteran Forrest Fenn

    Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Air Force Veteran Forrest Fenn, who served as a pilot during the Vietnam War.

  • #VeteranOfTheDay Army Veteran Bruce A. Wilber Jr.

    #VeteranOfTheDay Army Veteran Bruce A. Wilber Jr.

    Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran Bruce A. Wilber Jr., who served as a motor transport operator.

  • #VeteranOfTheDay Air Force Veteran Richard E. Ellsworth

    #VeteranOfTheDay Air Force Veteran Richard E. Ellsworth

    Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Richard E. Ellsworth, an Air Force wing commander who served in World War II and achieved the rank of brigadier general.

  • #VeteranOfTheDay Navy Veteran Chancellor Alphonso “Pete” Tzomes

    #VeteranOfTheDay Navy Veteran Chancellor Alphonso “Pete” Tzomes

    Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Navy Veteran Chancellor Alphonso “Pete” Tzomes, who served as a submarine commander in the Cold War.

  • #VeteranOfTheDay Army Veteran Alexander Wallgren

    #VeteranOfTheDay Army Veteran Alexander Wallgren

    Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran Alexander Wallgren, who served with the Army and National Guard over the course of two decades and earned a Purple Heart for his service in Iraq.

  • #VeteranOfTheDay Navy Veteran Rafael Celestino Benitez

    #VeteranOfTheDay Navy Veteran Rafael Celestino Benitez

    Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Navy Veteran Rafael Celestino Benitez. Benitez served as a submariner during World War II and the Cold War.

  • #VeteranOfTheDay Navy Veteran Michael Estocin

    #VeteranOfTheDay Navy Veteran Michael Estocin

    Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Navy Veteran Michael Estocin. Estocin served as an aviator and received a Medal of Honor during the Vietnam War.

  • #VeteranOfTheDay Army Veteran James Richard Hendrix

    #VeteranOfTheDay Army Veteran James Richard Hendrix

    Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran James Richard Hendrix. Hendrix served as an infantryman during World War II and paratrooper during the Korean War.

  • #VeteranOfTheDay Navy Veteran James Alvin Sagerholm

    #VeteranOfTheDay Navy Veteran James Alvin Sagerholm

    Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Navy Veteran James Alvin Sagerholm, who served as surface, submarine and staff officer throughout the Cold War.

  • #VeteranOfTheDay Army Veteran Timothy Thorne Templin

    #VeteranOfTheDay Army Veteran Timothy Thorne Templin

    Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran Timothy Thorne Templin, who served in an artillery unit in Germany during the Cold War.

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