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  • #VeteranOfTheDay Navy Veteran Robert Balfour

    #VeteranOfTheDay Navy Veteran Robert Balfour

    Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Navy Veteran Robert Balfour, who served as a communications officer in the Pacific during World War II.

  • #VeteranOfTheDay Coast Guard Veteran Carlo Andersen

    #VeteranOfTheDay Coast Guard Veteran Carlo Andersen

    Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Coast Guard Veteran Carlo Andersen, who served during World War II in North Africa, Panama, the Pacific and the United States.

  • Ira Hayes: Immortal Flag Raiser at Iwo Jima

    Ira Hayes: Immortal Flag Raiser at Iwo Jima

    Ira Hayes was a Pima Indian Marine and one of the last surviving members of the Iwo Jima flag raising in World War II.

  • Doris “Dorie” Miller: The Hero of Pearl Harbor

    Doris “Dorie” Miller: The Hero of Pearl Harbor

    Doris “Dorie” Miller, an African American sailor, was one of the most unsung American heroes of World War II. His actions during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor helped save many lives and served as an inspiration to countless others.

  • #VeteranOfTheDay Coast Guard Veteran Frank Jones

    #VeteranOfTheDay Coast Guard Veteran Frank Jones

    Coast Guard Veteran Frank Jones served as seaman first class during World War II in the European and Pacific theaters from 1944 to 1945.

  • #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.

  • #VeteranOfTheDay Denton W. Crocker Sr. and Denton “Mogie” W. Crocker Jr.

    #VeteranOfTheDay Denton W. Crocker Sr. and Denton “Mogie” W. Crocker Jr.

    Although born decades apart and serving in two different wars, a father and son both showed patriotism and heroism in their quests to preserve freedom.

  • VHA Career road show, Part I: Pacific Northwest Network

    VHA Career road show, Part I: Pacific Northwest Network

    VA health care facilities are located across the country grouped [...]

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