Marine Veteran

Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Marine Veteran Gregory Rund, who survived the 1999 Columbine School shooting but was killed in 2004 in Al Anbar Province. He is buried at Fort Logan National Cemetery.

Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Marine Corps and Iraq War Veteran Justin Ramirez.

Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Marine Veteran Ken Norton, who won the All-Marine Heavyweight Championship three times, was a WBC champion and famously broke Muhammad Ali’s jaw.

Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Marine Veteran Stephen Kupryk, a former machine gunner who deployed twice to Afghanistan, transitioned into pro wrestling, and became Impact Heavyweight Champion.

Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Marine and Army Veteran Jim Hill, who served in Vietnam and Iraq Wars with the Marine Corps and Army Reserve.

Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Marine Corps Veteran Jonathan Yale, who died saving Marines and Iraqi Policemen from a suicide bomb blast.

Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Marine Corps Veteran Thomas Dudley, who was killed in action three weeks before the end of his sixth deployment.

Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Marine Veteran Frank Tharin, a naval aviator who was captured at the Battle for Wake Island and went on to command many Marine Corps air bases.

Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is retired Navy Veteran Jerome Mapp, who survived the 9/11 attack on the Pentagon and served as a Public Affairs Specialist in the Navy and Marines.

Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Marine Corps Veteran Gene Tunney, who served in both World War I and World War II.

Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Marine Veteran Joel Dameron, who was killed by an improvised explosive device while serving his second tour in Iraq.

Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Marine Veteran William Ward, who served over 15 years in the Marine Corps and is now an avid adaptive athlete.