During the “Year of the Nurse” we’ll be sharing stories of VA nurses who are transforming the VA health care system one patient at a time. Using the ANNIE mobile app is one example.
On Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day, today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Navy Veteran Victor Paradis, who survived the attack 78 years ago today.
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.
Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Marine Veteran Harry Thomas Watts, who fended off the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor Dec. 7, 1941.
From being strafed by fire at Pearl Harbor to being handcuffed to Lee Harvey Oswald, Jim Leavelle has seen his share of history
In October of 1942, Annie Fox was the first woman to be awarded the Purple Heart Medal for her service during the attack on Pearl Harbor.
On Dec. 7, 1941, Seaman 1st Class Eugene Woodrow Wicker, only 20 years old, was serving aboard the USS Oklahoma in Pearl Harbor when the Japanese launched their infamous surprise attack.
Father Aloysius H. Schmitt was a Roman Catholic priest of the Archdiocese of Dubuque, who served as a chaplain in the United States Navy at the beginning of World War II.
Pearl Harbor survivor Sterling Cale shares his perspective during the attack, how he responded, and his role in recovering bodies afterwards.
After 18 successful missions, Robert's aircraft was shot down in April 1944 during a mission in Berlin, Germany. Robert was taken as a prisoner of war.
John was stationed in Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. After the attack on Pearl Harbor, he was deployed to the Pacific Theater.
Three Pearl Harbor survivors and a Pearl Harbor witness share their different, and similar, perspectives of the December 7, 1941 attacks.