Korean War

Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran Joseph Edward Brown. Joseph served for 3 months in 1945 during World War II and 1950 to 1957 during the Korean War.

Air Force Veteran Henry E. “Hank” Chouteau served during World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War.

Henry Filipowicz was fluent in Russian, Polish and Turkish, which he used in his role as an interpreter, translator and interrogator for the Army.

Army Veteran Anthony Thomas Kaho’ohanohano earned the Medal of Honor for his service.

Army Veteran Anna Mae Hays was the first woman in the military to be promoted to a general officer rank. 

Sixty six years after Army Pfc. Albert E. Atkins went missing during the Korean War, he was finally laid to rest with full military honors.

Mitchell Red Cloud Jr. was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions during the Korean War.

Charles is a Penobscot Indian from Maine. In 1943, he was drafted into the Army at 19 years old. Charles became a combat medic deployed during WWII.

Army Veteran Orvil Mann was wounded during the Korean War and received the Purple Heart.

Orville Lee Planck sailed on an aircraft carrier and assisted in a rescue mission during the Korean War.

Tony Fileff served in the Marine Corps during World War II and the Korean War before becoming a chairman of Toys For Tots.

For Korean War Veteran and former prisoner of war Benito Anguino, the horror of war and life as a POW is something he wanted to forget.