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  • #VeteranOfTheDay Army Veteran Christian Gutierrez

    #VeteranOfTheDay Army Veteran Christian Gutierrez

    Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran Christian Gutierrez, who served as an intelligence officer during Operation Iraqi Freedom.

  • Chris Kyle: American Sniper

    Chris Kyle: American Sniper

    Known as the deadliest sniper in U.S. military history, Navy Seal Chris Kyle, who served during the Iraq War, has become renowned as the American Sniper.

  • #VeteranOfTheDay Army Veteran Mary-Margaret “Maggie” Brandt

    #VeteranOfTheDay Army Veteran Mary-Margaret “Maggie” Brandt

    Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran Maggie Brandt, who served in the Army Reserve Medical Corps as a doctor for 21 years.

  • #VeteranOfTheDay Army Veteran Lunsford B. Brown II

    #VeteranOfTheDay Army Veteran Lunsford B. Brown II

    Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran Lunsford B. Brown II, who served as an electronic intelligence interceptor and analyst in Iraq.

  • #VeteranOfTheDay Army Veteran Rodger Pinto

    #VeteranOfTheDay Army Veteran Rodger Pinto

    Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran Rodger Pinto, who served as an 82nd Airborne infantry paratrooper in Iraq and Afghanistan.

  • #VeteranOfTheDay Marine Corps Veteran Steven Gonzalez

    #VeteranOfTheDay Marine Corps Veteran Steven Gonzalez

    Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Marine Corps Veteran Steven Gonzalez, who served for 12 years as a distribution management specialist and career planner.

  • #VeteranOfTheDay Army Veteran Demetrius A. Ball

    #VeteranOfTheDay Army Veteran Demetrius A. Ball

    Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran Demetrius A. Ball, who served as a field artillery officer during Operation Iraqi Freedom.

  • #VeteranOfTheDay Army Veteran Howard Johnson II

    #VeteranOfTheDay Army Veteran Howard Johnson II

    Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran Howard Johnson II, who was one of the first casualties during Operation Iraqi Freedom.

  • America250: Navy Veteran Michael Monsoor

    America250: Navy Veteran Michael Monsoor

    This week’s America250 salute is Navy Veteran Michael Monsoor who served as a SEAL during Operation Iraqi Freedom and posthumously received a Medal of Honor for sacrificing his life to save his team.

  • #VeteranOfTheDay Marine Corps Veteran Jennifer Mascolo

    #VeteranOfTheDay Marine Corps Veteran Jennifer Mascolo

    Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Marine Corps Veteran Jennifer Mascolo, who served as a field radio operator during Operation Iraqi Freedom.

  • #VeteranOfTheDay Army Veteran Stanley C. Ashford

    #VeteranOfTheDay Army Veteran Stanley C. Ashford

    Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran Stanley C. Ashford, who served as a paratrooper and senior noncommissioned officer.

  • #VeteranOfTheDay Army Veteran Sean Butler

    #VeteranOfTheDay Army Veteran Sean Butler

    Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran Sean Butler, who served in the military police and deployed twice for Operation Iraqi Freedom.

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