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  • #VeteranOfTheDay Army Veteran Jose A. Rivera

    #VeteranOfTheDay Army Veteran Jose A. Rivera

    Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran Jose A. Rivera, who served with the 82nd Airborne Division and was killed in action during Operation Iraqi Freedom.

  • #VeteranOfTheDay Marine Corps Veteran Brian McPhillips

    #VeteranOfTheDay Marine Corps Veteran Brian McPhillips

    Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Marine Corps Veteran Brian McPhillips, who served in the 2nd Tank Battalion and was killed in Iraq in April 2003.

  • #VeteranOfTheDay Army Air Forces Veteran Asa William Shuler

    #VeteranOfTheDay Army Air Forces Veteran Asa William Shuler

    Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Air Forces Veteran Asa William Shuler, who served as a pilot flying over France and Germany during World War II.

  • #VeteranOfTheDay Army Veteran Joshua Wheeler

    #VeteranOfTheDay Army Veteran Joshua Wheeler

    During National Native American Heritage Month, today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran Joshua Wheeler, who served in Iraq and Afghanistan.

  • #VeteranOfTheDay Marine Corps Veteran John Guldan

    #VeteranOfTheDay Marine Corps Veteran John Guldan

    Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Marine Corps Veteran John Guldan, a squad leader who was killed in action in 1970 during Vietnam.

  • #VeteranOfTheDay Marine Veteran Ramona M. Valdez

    #VeteranOfTheDay Marine Veteran Ramona M. Valdez

    During National Hispanic Heritage Month, today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Marine Veteran Ramona M. Valdez, who was killed in action in Iraq.

  • #VeteranOfTheDay Navy Veteran Daniel V. Borah Jr.

    #VeteranOfTheDay Navy Veteran Daniel V. Borah Jr.

    Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Navy Veteran Daniel V. Borah Jr., who served as an A-7B Corsair pilot during the Vietnam War.

  • #VeteranOfTheDay Army Veteran Jay Barry Levinson

    #VeteranOfTheDay Army Veteran Jay Barry Levinson

    Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran Jay Barry Levinson, who served as a light infantry soldier in Vietnam and was killed in action.

  • #VeteranOfTheDay Army Veteran Joshua “Zach” Beale

    #VeteranOfTheDay Army Veteran Joshua “Zach” Beale

    Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran Joshua Beale, who served from 2011-2019 and died from wounds in his service in Operation Freedom's Sentinel.

  • #VeteranOfTheDay Army Veteran Richard Herrema

    #VeteranOfTheDay Army Veteran Richard Herrema

    Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran Richard Herrema, who was killed in action during Operation Iraqi Freedom and has a foundation in his memory.

  • #VeteranOfTheDay Air Force Veteran Timothy Weiner

    #VeteranOfTheDay Air Force Veteran Timothy Weiner

    Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Air Force Veteran Timothy Weiner, who was an explosive ordnance disposal Technician who served in the Iraq War.

  • #VeteranOfTheDay Coast Guard Veteran Douglas Albert Munro

    #VeteranOfTheDay Coast Guard Veteran Douglas Albert Munro

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

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