POW

Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran Orville Joseph Jackson, captured and held as a prisoner of war during World War II.

Track star Louis Zamperini served in the U.S. Army Air Force during World War II and suffered as a prisoner of war in Japan under the “The Bird.”

Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Air Force Veteran Francis W. Flynn, who served as a bomber pilot and was a POW during World War II.

Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Air Forces Veteran Norman Achen, who was shot down and captured as a prisoner of war by Germans during World War II.

Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran Ned Schultz, who earned a Purple Heart and was a prisoner of war during World War II.

The Veteran Toolbox Program provides Veterans with toolboxes filled with more than $600 of tools to help with their transition from the military.

Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran Odón Sanchez Cardenas, who served in the European theater during World War II and was captured as a POW.

Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran and former POW Alfredo Bernacchi, who served during World War II from 1943 to 1945.

The St. John VA community-based outpatient clinic honored Prisoner of War/Missing in Action (POW/MIA) service members recently with a donation of a POW/MIA memorial table from Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) District 2 and Post 3337.

Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Air Force Veteran Leonard John Kovar. Leonard served during World War II from 1943 to 1945.

Today's #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran Clarence Benton, who served during WWII with the 1st Infantry Division in the Allied invasion of North Africa.

Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran Maurice Spivak, who served during World War II and earned the Bronze Star for his actions in Europe.