Navy

Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Navy Veteran Lt. Cmdr. George Gay, who was the sole survivor of the USS Hornet-based planes during the Battle of Midway.

Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Navy Veteran Curtis Addleman, a culinary specialist and Navy instructor for the Advance Culinary Skills Course.

Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Navy Veteran Mildred McAfee, who was the first director of the WAVES branch of the Navy during World War II.

This week’s America250 salute is Navy Veteran Robert Ballard, who worked in deep-sea submergence vehicles in the Navy and later became a well-known marine archaeologist specializing in deep-sea wrecks.

Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Navy Veteran Luis Fonseca, who earned a Navy Cross for his actions as a corpsman in Operation Iraqi Freedom.

Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Navy Veteran Dan Pedersen, who was known as the “godfather” of the Navy’s TOPGUN program.

Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Navy Veteran Ann Coyer, who was one of the first military woman to be stationed in Antarctica.

Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Navy Veteran Jack Taylor, who served as a fighter pilot in the Navy during World War II.

Navy Veteran Denise Brown served from 1975 to 1998 onboard various ships as a communications technician operator and radioman.

Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Navy Veteran John Coltrane, who served in the Navy during World War II and went on to be a prolific jazz player and composer.

Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Navy Veteran Norman Kleiss, who served as a dive bomber pilot during the Battle of Midway.

Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Navy Veteran Eugene “Gene” Curran Kelly, who served in the U.S. Naval Photographic Center during World War II.