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  • #VeteranOfTheDay Army Veteran William Wooldridge

    #VeteranOfTheDay Army Veteran William Wooldridge

    Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran William Wooldridge, who was the first Sergeant Major of the Army.

  • #VeteranOfTheDay Army Veteran Charles Long

    #VeteranOfTheDay Army Veteran Charles Long

    Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran Charles Long, who fought in the Battle of the Bulge and earned a Medal of Honor for securing his platoon’s retreat in the Korean War.

  • #VeteranOfTheDay Army and Air Force Veteran Joseph McConnell

    #VeteranOfTheDay Army and Air Force Veteran Joseph McConnell

    Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army and Air Force Veteran Joseph McConnell, a Korean War pilot who became the first triple ace in U.S. history.

  • #VeteranOfTheDay Air Force Veteran Aubrey Imrie

    #VeteranOfTheDay Air Force Veteran Aubrey Imrie

    Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Air Force Veteran Aubrey Imrie, who served over 30 years through World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War.

  • #VeteranOfTheDay Army Air Corps and Air Force Veteran Kenneth Chilstrom

    #VeteranOfTheDay Army Air Corps and Air Force Veteran Kenneth Chilstrom

    Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Air Corps and Air Force Veteran Kenneth Chilstrom, who served as a combat and test pilot during World War II and the Korean War.

  • #VeteranOfTheDay Airforce Veteran Henry Buttelmann

    #VeteranOfTheDay Airforce Veteran Henry Buttelmann

    Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Air Force Veteran Henry Buttelmann. A fighter pilot, Buttelmann survived Korea's "MiG Alley" to become youngest fighter ace of the Korean War.

  • #VeteranOfTheDay Army Veteran Donald Foster

    #VeteranOfTheDay Army Veteran Donald Foster

    Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran Donald Foster, who served during the Korean War.

  • Nebraska Veteran Rex Gruber honors Omaha VA staff for “saving his life”

    Nebraska Veteran Rex Gruber honors Omaha VA staff for “saving his life”

    Veteran Rex Gruber, shot three times in the Korean War, loves the staff at Omaha VA. “I wouldn’t be here if it weren’t for these people.”

  • #VeteranOfTheDay Marine Corps Veteran Baldomero López

    #VeteranOfTheDay Marine Corps Veteran Baldomero López

    During Hispanic Heritage Month, today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Marine Corps Veteran Baldomero López, a Korean War Medal of Honor recipient.

  • Golden Age Games competitor fulfills promise to father

    Golden Age Games competitor fulfills promise to father

    Veteran and retired VA employee Mary Bader first became interested in the Golden Age Games when her Korean War Veteran father participated.

  • #VeteranOfTheDay Army Veteran Arnold J. Braasch

    #VeteranOfTheDay Army Veteran Arnold J. Braasch

    Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran Arnold J. Braasch. who served as an artificer with the 25th Division during the Korean War.

  • #VeteranOfTheDay Army Veteran Asa Charles Ball

    #VeteranOfTheDay Army Veteran Asa Charles Ball

    Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran Asa Charles “Bud” Ball, a draftee who served as a corporal during the Korean War.

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