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  • #VeteranOfTheDay Army Air Corps Veteran Daniel Crowley

    #VeteranOfTheDay Army Air Corps Veteran Daniel Crowley

    Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Air Corps Veteran Daniel Crowley, who served in the Pacific during World War II and was taken as a prisoner of war (POW) by the Japanese.

  • #VeteranOfTheDay Army Veteran James Lamar Stone

    #VeteranOfTheDay Army Veteran James Lamar Stone

    Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran James Lamar Stone, a Medal of Honor recipient who was a Korean War POW by Chinese forces for 22 months.

  • #VeteranOfTheDay Air Force Veteran Paul A. Avolese

    #VeteranOfTheDay Air Force Veteran Paul A. Avolese

    Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Air Force Veteran Paul A. Avolese, who served as a radar navigator during the Vietnam War.

  • #VeteranOfTheDay Air Force Veteran Hubert Zemke

    #VeteranOfTheDay Air Force Veteran Hubert Zemke

    Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Air Force Vetaran Hubert Zemke, a decorated World War II pilot and prisoner of war.

  • #VeteranOfTheDay Air Force Veteran Chester J. Butcher

    #VeteranOfTheDay Air Force Veteran Chester J. Butcher

    Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Air Force Veteran Chester J. Butcher, who was shot down in southern France during World War II and taken as a prisoner.

  • #VeteranOfTheDay Army Air Forces Veteran Steve Nagy

    #VeteranOfTheDay Army Air Forces Veteran Steve Nagy

    Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Air Forces Veteran Steve Nagy. Nagy served as an aviator during World War II.

  • Army Veteran, 98, honored on POW/MIA Day

    Army Veteran, 98, honored on POW/MIA Day

    Gulf Coast VA honors Dayton Shell, held as a POW after his unit was forced to surrender to German forces in France in 1944.

  • #VeteranOfTheDay Air Force Veteran Edward J. Mechenbier

    #VeteranOfTheDay Air Force Veteran Edward J. Mechenbier

    On the Air Force birthday, today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Air Force Veteran Edward J. Mechenbier, an F-4C pilot during the Vietnam War.

  • #VeteranOfTheDay Marine Corps Veteran J.L. Hancock

    #VeteranOfTheDay Marine Corps Veteran J.L. Hancock

    On Prisoner of War/Missing in Action Day, today's #VeteranOfTheDay is Marine Veteran J.L. Hancock, a World War II casualty found Feb 17. 2021.

  • #VeteranOfTheDay Army Veteran William J. Balchus

    #VeteranOfTheDay Army Veteran William J. Balchus

    Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran William J. Balchus, who was a prisoner of war during World War II and survived the Palawan massacre.

  • #VeteranOfTheDay Army Veteran Norman Fellman

    #VeteranOfTheDay Army Veteran Norman Fellman

    Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran Norman Fellman, who served as a scout during World War II and was captured as a POW.

  • #VeteranOfTheDay Navy Veteran Richard Lannom

    #VeteranOfTheDay Navy Veteran Richard Lannom

    Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Navy Veteran Richard Lannom, whose remains were identified in Sept. 25, 2018, after being missing for more than 50 years.

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