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  • #VeteranOfTheDay Air Force Veteran Conrad Gary

    #VeteranOfTheDay Air Force Veteran Conrad Gary

    Conrad Gary joined the Air Force. He served as a police officer and spent time stationed in Germany. He served five years in the Air Force.

  • #VeteranOfTheDay Marine Corps Veteran John Fales

    #VeteranOfTheDay Marine Corps Veteran John Fales

    John Fales lived by the motto “If it helps one Veteran, it’s effective.” His life reflected this belief. John passed away on November 26th of heart failure.

  • #VeteranOfTheDay Air Force Veteran Barry Saines

    #VeteranOfTheDay Air Force Veteran Barry Saines

    Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Air Force Veteran Barry Saines. Barry served during the Vietnam War. Barry lives in Brooklyn and works as a substitute teacher.

  • #VeteranOfTheDay Marine Corps Veteran Russell Lee Slay

    #VeteranOfTheDay Marine Corps Veteran Russell Lee Slay

    Russell Lee Slay and his fellow Marines were hit by a mortar shell, killing several members of the team, including Russell.

  • #VeteranOfTheDay Army Air Corps Veteran Harold W. Riley.

    #VeteranOfTheDay Army Air Corps Veteran Harold W. Riley.

    He swore into the Army as a Cadet in the Air Corps. Harold Riley became a pilot in the newly formed Army Air Corps in the 24th Aero Squadron unit.

  • #VeteranOfTheDay Army Veteran James Nelson Platt

    #VeteranOfTheDay Army Veteran James Nelson Platt

    During World War I, Army Veteran James Platt fought in the Meuse-Argonne Offensive and in the battles up to and on the Vesle River.

  • #VeteranOfTheDay Navy Veteran Lucius Byron Nash

    #VeteranOfTheDay Navy Veteran Lucius Byron Nash

    Lucius Nash was born in 1892 in Illinois. He originally enlisted in the Navy Reserves in August of 1917 as an Electrician First Class.

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