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  • #VeteranOfTheDay Navy Veteran Gene Harper

    #VeteranOfTheDay Navy Veteran Gene Harper

    Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Navy Veteran Gene Harper who is celebrating his 100th birthday.

  • #VeteranOfTheDay Navy Veteran Jerome Mapp

    #VeteranOfTheDay Navy Veteran Jerome Mapp

    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.

  • #VeteranOfTheDay Navy Veteran Mary Cummings

    #VeteranOfTheDay Navy Veteran Mary Cummings

    Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Navy Veteran Mary “Missy” Cummings, who was one of the first women to serve as a fighter pilot in the U.S. Navy.

  • #VeteranOfTheDay Navy Veteran John Paul DeJoria

    #VeteranOfTheDay Navy Veteran John Paul DeJoria

    Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Navy Veteran John Paul DeJoria, who founded two successful business enterprises and became one of the most successful entrepreneurs in the world.

  • #VeteranOfTheDay Navy and Army Veteran Mark Moore

    #VeteranOfTheDay Navy and Army Veteran Mark Moore

    Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Navy and Army Veteran Mark Moore, who served in two military branches and is a national area supervisor at DAV.

  • #VeteranOfTheDay Navy Veteran Edwin Layton

    #VeteranOfTheDay Navy Veteran Edwin Layton

    Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Navy Veteran Edwin Layton, who played a crucial role in U.S. efforts in the Pacific theater in World War II.

  • #VeteranOfTheDay Navy Veteran Carl Clark

    #VeteranOfTheDay Navy Veteran Carl Clark

    Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Navy Veteran Carl Clark, who saved the U.S.S. Aaron Ward from destruction after it was attacked by a Japanese kamikaze.

  • #VeteranOfTheDay Thomas and Elaine Joyce

    #VeteranOfTheDay Thomas and Elaine Joyce

    Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay are Navy Veteran Thomas Joyce and Army Veteran Elaine Joyce, who met and were married while serving in World War II.

  • #VeteranOfTheDay Navy Veteran Generald Wilson

    #VeteranOfTheDay Navy Veteran Generald Wilson

    Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Navy Veteran Generald Wilson, a VA Human Resources officer who sings on the side. To date, he’s performed the national anthem at many major sporting events.

  • #VeteranOfTheDay Navy Veteran Robert Hempstead

    #VeteranOfTheDay Navy Veteran Robert Hempstead

    Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Navy Veteran Robert Hempstead, who served in the Navy during World War II in the Pacific Theater.

  • #VeteranOfTheDay Navy Veteran L. Sprague de Camp

    #VeteranOfTheDay Navy Veteran L. Sprague de Camp

    Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Navy Veteran L. Sprague de Camp, who was a notable figure of the Golden Age of Science Fiction during the early 20th century.

  • Navy Veteran, 102, recalls Pacific battles

    Navy Veteran, 102, recalls Pacific battles

    Navy Veteran Jesse Allison Linam was a chief fire controlman during WWII in the South Pacific from 1940 to 1946. He receives care at the new Texarkana CBOC.

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