Guadalcanal

Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Marine Corps and Air Force Veteran Joe Foss, who fought during the Battle of Guadalcanal and earned a Medal of Honor.

Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Navy Veteran Horacio Rivero Jr. Rivero served in World War II and Korea, later working in administrative positions in Washington.

On Code Talker’s Day, today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Marine Corps Veteran Samuel Sandoval, a Navajo who fought during World War II.

During his service in the Army throughout World War II, Lt. Col. David Lieuwen Baker kept up a correspondence with his wife and parents detailing his work in the 25th Infantry Division. Baker served numerous roles while stationed in Guadalcanal and the Philippines.

On his 101st birthday, today's #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran Jesus Holguin, who served in the Pacific theater during World War II.

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

Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Air Forces Veteran Samuel Lionel Boylston who served during World War II from 1943 to 1945.

On his 100th birthday, today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Navy and Air Force Veteran William McDearman, who served on the USS Medusa and Indiana during World War II and taught missile instruction in the Air Force.