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  • #VeteranOfTheDay Army Veteran Jesse Oxendine

    #VeteranOfTheDay Army Veteran Jesse Oxendine

    One of the most memorable moments for Jesse Oxendine was the liberation of the Wöbbelin concentration camp near Ludwigslust, Germany on May 2, 1945.

  • #VeteranOfTheDay Marine Corps Veteran William Mimiaga

    #VeteranOfTheDay Marine Corps Veteran William Mimiaga

    William Mimiaga enlisted in the Marine Corps at age 18, and was sent out to serve in the Vietnam war. He later served in the Gulf War.

  • #VeteranOfTheDay Air Force Veteran Tamara Archuleta

    #VeteranOfTheDay Air Force Veteran Tamara Archuleta

    Tamara Archuleta was co-pilot of Komodo 11 during a mission in Afghanistan. The helicopter crashed, killing her and the five other airmen on board.

  • #VeteranOfTheDay Army Veteran Earl Ervin McClung

    #VeteranOfTheDay Army Veteran Earl Ervin McClung

    Earl McClung was one of the original members of ‘Easy’ Company, 2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute Regiment, of the 101st Airborne Division.

  • #VeteranOfTheDay Navy Veteran Sibby LeBeau

    #VeteranOfTheDay Navy Veteran Sibby LeBeau

    When Sibby LeBeau joined the Navy, he became a code talker, using Native American languages to transfer information among the Allied powers.

  • #VeteranOfTheDay Army Veteran Walter Botts

    #VeteranOfTheDay Army Veteran Walter Botts

    Walter Botts was chosen among several models to pose as ‘Uncle Sam’ in the prominent ‘I want YOU!’ WWII recruiting campaign posters

  • #VeteranOfTheDay Army Veteran Bismarck Myrick

    #VeteranOfTheDay Army Veteran Bismarck Myrick

    Bismark Myrick was appointed as the ambassador to Lesotho until 1998 and then the ambassador to Liberia until he retired from the Foreign Service.

  • #VeteranOfTheDay Air Force Veteran Linda M. Koon Woods

    #VeteranOfTheDay Air Force Veteran Linda M. Koon Woods

    Native American and Air Force Veteran Linda Koon Woods was a switchboard operator with the 46th Communications Squadron during the Vietnam War.

  • #VeteranOfTheDay Air Force Veteran Fernando Alexander

    #VeteranOfTheDay Air Force Veteran Fernando Alexander

    During his 4th deployment, Fernando was taken as a prisoner of war when his plane was shot down. Fernando spent 101 days in captivity before being released.

  • #VeteranOfTheDay R.D. Dickens

    #VeteranOfTheDay R.D. Dickens

    Navy Veteran R.D. Dickens participated in Operation Deny Flight.

  • #VeteranOfTheDay William D. Irons

    #VeteranOfTheDay William D. Irons

    Army Veteran William D. Irons served from 1943 to 1945 during World War II.

  • #VeteranOfTheDay Orvil Mann

    #VeteranOfTheDay Orvil Mann

    Army Veteran Orvil Mann was wounded during the Korean War and received the Purple Heart.

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