Japan

Track star Louis Zamperini served in the U.S. Army Air Force during World War II and suffered as a prisoner of war in Japan under the “The Bird.”

Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Marine Corps Veteran Alonza M. Russell, who served in Saipan, the Soloman Islands and Okinawa during World War II.

Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran Claude B. Widerman, who served during World War II from November 1943 to July 1946.

Army Veteran Charles J. Gestrich served as a railway mail clerk in Yokohama, Japan, during the Korean War.

After enlisting in the Army in 1944, Don Egolf’s nearly 20-year career took him all over the world, including Korea and Japan.

Coast Guard Veteran Frank Jones served as seaman first class during World War II in the European and Pacific theaters from 1944 to 1945.

Charles E. Baker served in the Marine Corps during World War II from 1944 to 1946 and fought in Iwo Jima.

Although born decades apart and serving in two different wars, a father and son both showed patriotism and heroism in their quests to preserve freedom.