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Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Navy Veteran Evan Messiha. He graduated from Naval Academy with a Bachelor of Science in Economics and a minor in Arabic.

Steven enlisted in the Navy and attended basic training in Great Lakes, Illinois. He completed the Naval Special Warfare Preparatory School.

Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran Dave Pickerell. Dave was master distiller at Makers Mark and Whistle Pig. He passed away in November.

Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Air Force Veteran Aureliano “A.J.” Salas Jr. A.J. passed away on November 4, 2018 after a three-year battle with cancer.

While serving in a joint operation with Afghan forces in Ghazni Provence, Dylan Elchin was killed in an IED attack on November 27, 2018.

Bernard Hubbard earned a Bronze Star for fixing so many communication lines in the middle of the night under heavy artillery and gunfire.

Bleysin Welch served as a liaison officer facilitating logistical communication between the 10th CSH in Fort Carson and the 10th CHS in Iraq.

After his tour, Henry Norcom separated from the service and eventually became the Director of the Office of Civil Rights at the Department of Agriculture.

Marine Veteran John Canley's Navy Cross, earned during the Vietnam War, was upgraded and he received the Medal of Honor on October 17, 2018.

Britt Slabinksi was awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions during a Joint Task Force supporting Operation Anaconda in the Battle of Takur Ghar.