Marine Veteran

William Mimiaga enlisted in the Marine Corps at age 18, and was sent out to serve in the Vietnam war. He later served in the Gulf War.

G.C. Kirkland served two tours in Vietnam, where he earned a battlefield commission to 2nd lieutenant. He was among the last Marines out of Khe Sanh.

When Pete Card became a PFC his mom had accidentally sewn his stripes on upside down on his uniform. Fortunately, Pete noticed before returning to his unit.

Diane Ahrens joined the Marines in the late 1970s and served as a military police officer at Parris Island, South Carolina.

Kilemon Foster served as a mechanic and maintenance officer with the Marines for over 20 years, deploying to Iraq twice for Operation Iraqi Freedom.

Bert Poe saw combat in Korea and participated in special operations around the world but retired from the Marines after being wounded in action.

Reece Lodder was named top Marine Corps photographer in 2011 and 2012 and was runner-up for DoD Military Photographer of the Year in 2012.

Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Marine Veteran Andrew Powell. Andrew served in the Marine Corps Reserves as a Field Radio Operator from 2008 to 2015.

Henry Andrasovsky joined the Marines six months before the attack on Pearl Harbor. When the US entered the war he joined 1st Marine Division at Guadalcanal.

Ed Weintraub was sent to Okinawa serving with the 3rd Battalion, 3rd Regiment, 3rd Marine Division. He deployed aboard the USS Telfair.

Elliott McKenzie left the Marines in 2007 and started developing symptoms of PTSD. He uses music as therapy and a way to give back to the Veteran community.

Mahdi militia was attempting take over a town, so Luis Almaguer and his unit were working to aid the Governor of Najafn in recovering & rebuilding the town.