Cold War

During National Black History Month, today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Air Force Veteran Harold H. Brown, a World War II Tuskegee Airman.

In honor of National Native American Heritage Month, today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Air Force Veteran Michael Joseph Bugaj, who served from 1972 to 1995.

Dr. Bertrand Huber, an Army Veteran, is the director of the PTSD Brain Bank at the VA Boston Healthcare System. His research focuses on the relationship between traumatic brain injury and neurodegenerative diseases, with a primary interest in how the brain clears damaged proteins after injury.

Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Air Force Veteran Jimmy Wood, who served as a navigator and pilot on multiple aircraft during the Cold War.

A true jack of all trades, Herman Carl Abelein Jr. served a remarkable and multifaceted 28-year career in the U.S. Navy that brought him all over the world, including to Japan, Vietnam and Egypt.

Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Navy Veteran James R. Gorby, who served during the Cold War and assisted in fighting two major fires, saving countless lives.

Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Air Force Veteran Sherry Byard, who is a Veterans employment coach and co-founded Women Veterans of West Texas.

Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran Raymond L. Adams, who served in the Signal Corps from 1956-1962 as a clerk-typist.

Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Air Force Veteran Donald Harmata, who served as a prosecuting and defense attorney during the Cold War.

Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran Virginia Louise Brown, who served in the nurse corps during World War II and retired in 1980.

Clifton Arnesen enlisted to escape his troubled childhood but was discharged due to his sexuality. Later he became an advocate for LGBT troops.

Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Air Force Veteran Mary Lee Burdell Chalifour, who served as a nurse in the United States, Japan, and Germany from 1958-1978.