Navy Veteran

Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Navy Veteran George Kerr III, who served as an operations yeoman aboard the USS Nimitz and later at the Pentagon. He left the service after “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” was implemented. During the height of the AIDS/HIV crisis he began a life of public health advocacy.

Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Navy Veteran Josie Caballero, who served as a nuclear reactor qualified electronics technician aboard the USS Ronald Reagan during Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom.

Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Navy and Marine Corps Veteran Cassandra Williamson, a Naval Academy graduate who enlisted as a Navy cryptologic tech attached to a submarine group prior to becoming a Marine Corps officer.

Navy Veteran ended his silence regarding his rape, addiction, homelessness and blindness, and became a peer support specialist, helping others.

Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Navy Veteran Raymond John Marx.

Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Navy Veteran Bruno Gaido, a hero of the Battle of Midway who defied his Japanese captors before being killed as a prisoner of war.

Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Navy Veteran Augusto Cespedes Jr. who served as a Navy Corpsman during Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom.

Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Navy Veteran Clarence McClusky, who played a central role in the success of the Battle of Midway.

Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Navy Veteran Ryan Job, who served in Iraq and was blinded by an enemy sniper.

Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Navy Veteran Katherine Gregory, who was the first woman to serve in many Naval positions, including chief of the Navy’s Civil Engineer Corps.

Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Navy Veteran James “Mike” Swink, who was killed in action while serving in Afghanistan.

Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Navy Veteran Joseph Rochefort, a WWII codebreaker who played a crucial role in the Pacific.