operation enduring freedom

Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Marine Corps Veteran Benjamin Palmer, who served as an air command and control specialist during Operation Enduring Freedom.

Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Air Force Veteran David Goldfein, who served in several combat operations and was the 21st Chief of Staff of the Air Force.

Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Navy Veteran Michael D. McCarten, who served as a Navy physician from 1983 to 2013.

Air Force Veteran Ryan Phaneuf served from 2012 to 2020 and was a pilot during Operation Freedom’s Sentinel.

Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran Clint Romesha, who earned the Medal of Honor for his actions during the attack on Combat Outpost Keating in Afghanistan.

Maj. Gen. Tim Hanifen served during Operation Desert Storm and the Iraq War and flew over 3,300 hours during his 35-year career.

Tammy Smith struggled to hide her sexuality while serving in the Army. She became the highest-ranking openly gay officer after DADT was repealed in 2011.

SSG Alexander W. Conrad was killed in action in June 2018 at the age of 26 from injuries sustained from indirect enemy fire in Somalia.

Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran Jeremiah Thomas Wittman, a mortarman who served in Afghanistan. His sacrifice is honored by Carry the Load’s Memorial May events.

Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran John Marshall Runkle Jr., an infantryman whose sacrifice in Afghanistan is honored today by Carry the Load’s Memorial May relay.

Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran Mykel F. Miller, who died from injuries received in Operation Enduring Freedom. We honor his service with the Carry the Load event.

Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran Thomas Ferrell Allison, who served in Operation Enduring Freedom with the Night Stalkers. His sacrifice is honored by the Carry the Load.