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  • #VeteranOfTheDay Army Veteran Preston Earl Bagent

    #VeteranOfTheDay Army Veteran Preston Earl Bagent

    Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran Preston Earl Bagent, who was among the first wave of soldiers to storm the beaches during D-Day.

  • #VeteranOfTheDay Army Air Forces Veteran Jack A. Jackson

    #VeteranOfTheDay Army Air Forces Veteran Jack A. Jackson

    Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Air Force Veteran Jack. A. Jackson, who served as a pilot in the European theater during World War II.

  • #VeteranOfTheDay Army Veteran William M. McConahey

    #VeteranOfTheDay Army Veteran William M. McConahey

    Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran William McConahey, who served as a battalion surgeon with the 90th Infantry Division during World War II.

  • #VeteranOfTheDay Army Veteran Marian Elcano

    #VeteranOfTheDay Army Veteran Marian Elcano

    Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran Marian Rebecca Sebring Elcano, who served as a nurse in France, Belgium and Germany during World War II.

  • #VeteranOfTheDay Army Veteran George E. Mazeika

    #VeteranOfTheDay Army Veteran George E. Mazeika

    Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran George E. Mazeika, who served as an infantryman in World War II from 1943 to 1945.

  • #VeteranOfTheDay Army Veteran Richard J. Whalen

    #VeteranOfTheDay Army Veteran Richard J. Whalen

    Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran Richard J. Whalen, who fought in the Allied invasion of Normandy and the Battle of the Bulge during World War II.

  • #VeteranOfTheDay The Greatest Generation

    #VeteranOfTheDay The Greatest Generation

    In honor of the 75th Anniversary of D-Day, today's #VeteranOfTheDay will highlight some of the stories of the amazing Veterans who were there.

  • New York Mets to honor two WW II D-Day Veterans

    New York Mets to honor two WW II D-Day Veterans

    Two Army Veterans, a judge and a renowned photographer, will be honored June 6th, the 75th Anniversary of D-Day, by the New York Mets during the mid-day game at Citi Field.

  • WWII Veteran returns to Normandy for 75th Anniversary of D-Day

    WWII Veteran returns to Normandy for 75th Anniversary of D-Day

    On June 6, 1944, Onofrio “No-No” Zicari stormed Omaha Beach in one of the deadliest battles of World War II: D-Day.

  • #VeteranOfTheDay Army Veteran William George Beem

    #VeteranOfTheDay Army Veteran William George Beem

    Army Veteran William George Beem participated in the D-Day invasion of Normandy and was part of the first tank crew to cross the Rhine.

  • WWII Veteran to return to Normandy after 75 years

    WWII Veteran to return to Normandy after 75 years

    Jake Larson, a World War II Veteran, will be returning to Normandy, France this June after 75 years.

  • Medic recalls landing on Omaha Beach and the profound impact on his life

    Medic recalls landing on Omaha Beach and the profound impact on his life

    On the 74th anniversary of D-Day, Penobscot tribal elder Charles Norman Shay returns to the beaches of the Normandy Landing.

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