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Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Marine Corp Veteran Stesha Moreno. Stesha served from 2006 to 2010 as a 4421 Legal Services Specialist.

Army Veteran Arthur L. Elder served in Vietnam from 1966 to 1967.

Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran Sharon Vargas. Sharon served from 1972 to 1992, participating during a number of wars, including Vietnam and the Gulf War.

Army Veteran Joseph DeLuca and his unit walked over 500 miles carrying weapons and a full pack weighing over 80 pounds during WWII.

Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran Francis Joseph Ryan. Francis served in World War II. We honor your service, Francis.

Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Navy Veteran Jeremy Holt. Jeremy served in the United States Navy as a Gunner’s Mate from 1999 to 2003.

Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran Cecil H. Martin. Cecil served during the Korean War. Thank you for your service, Cecil!

Army Veteran Francis Joseph Ryan courageously held his post under heavy fire in the Invasion of Normandy, earning him a Bronze Star.

Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran Susan Anita Green. Susan served during the Persian Gulf War.

Susan joined the ROTC program at Virginia State University because she felt a duty to serve her country. In September1990, Susan went to Saudi Arabia as a medical platoon officer.

Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Navy Veteran Norris "Tee" Taylor. Norris served in the United States Navy from 1984 to 2014. Norris deployed 16 times and participated in, among others, Operation Iraqi Freedom, Operation Enduring Freedom, and the Gulf War. He was awarded the Meritorious Service Medal, Navy Commendation Medal, Navy Achievement Medal, Good Conduct Award and multiple campaign and unit awards.

Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Navy Veteran Ted Porretti. Ted served during World War II. Ted was born in 1917 and grew up in Waltham, Massachusetts. He was working for the government in Cape Cod, but when World War II broke out, he was transferred to Trinidad and Tobago. There, Ted oversaw the construction of airplane runways for the war effort. He hired and paid Trinidadian natives to build the airplane runways to support Allied planes flying from Trinidad and Tobago to North Africa.

Basil was sent to gunnery school and then joined a bombing crew flying out of Framlingham, England, as a waist gunner. From Aug. 1943 to June 5, 1944 Basil had flown 119 combat missions over Europe.