Navy Veteran

Today, Brandon Snow continues to serve fellow Veterans as a telehealth tech at the San Luis Valley Veterans Affairs clinic in his hometown.

Juiseppe Copeland served in the U.S. Navy as a Seabee. He spent the majority of his enlistment deployed to Kuwait and Iraq.

Navy Veteran Frank Cucci served from 1983 to 1994 with SEAL Team 2 and Special Warfare Development Group, more commonly known as SEAL Team 6.

Michelle Mantooth graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 2010 and served for five years as a surface warfare officer.

Mary Durand was able to complete a master’s degree in nursing as the senior nurse at the Oceana Branch Clinic in Virginia Beach.

Dan Cnossen talked about everything from his time in the Navy to accepting that his injury meant leaving the service to becoming a gold medalist.

The Princeton participated in nuclear weapons in the Pacific. Paul Sparacino witnessed ten above ground nuclear tests and one underwater test.

In 1988, Richard Harrison moved his family to Las Vegas and opened Gold & Silver Pawn Shop. He was best known as “Old Man” on the show “Pawn Stars.”

Samuel Aprea enlisted in the Navy at the Recruiting Station in Boston, at the age of 17; after his brother-in-law was killed in action in Italy.

Spiro Cappony was sent to Istanbul and partook in several undercover intelligence operations to discover and stop Turkey’s ore shipments to Germany.

Wilfred Anderson served in the Navy from 1944 to 1946. He was stationed on the USS Morris in the South Pacific where he earned rank of Radioman Second Class

Whatever doesn’t kill you only makes you stronger. For retired commander Jack Schwartz, that seems to be the case. The 22-year navy Veteran spent 1,367 days in captivity as a prisoner of war during World War II. He turned 103 years old April 28.