POW

Today's #VeteranOfTheDay is US Army Veteran Gene J. Takahashi, who served from 1945 to 1953.

Today's #VeteranOfTheDay is World War II Army Veteran William Bonsall, who spent time in a German POW camp.

Army Air Forces Veteran Staff Sergeant Edwin W. Hays was shot down over Denmark during World War II, spending 15 months in camps as a prisoner of war.

Air Force Veteran Colonel William Andrews was taken prisoner during the Gulf War and earned the Air Force Cross for his actions.

Korean War Veteran and POW Arturo Jaramillo survived an attempted execution during his service.

Alexander Jefferson served with the Red Tail, 332nd Fight Group, 301st Fighter Squadron as a P-51 fighter pilot in Ramitelli, Italy.

Eventually reaching Bastogne, Belgium, Morris Weiner and the 16th Infantry Regiment fought in the Battle of the Bulge during World War II.

All except for three were killed. The remaining soldiers were captured. Joseph Annello was held as a prisoner of war until he successfully escaped May 1951

Nathaniel Raley was assigned to the 12th Air Force and sent to North Africa in 1943 as part of a combat fighter squadron during World War II.

Arch Lewis was assigned to the 101st Airborne Division and sent to England. There he and the other paratroopers prepared for D-Day by taking practice jumps.

Navy Veteran Dale Doss was a Prisoner of War along side John McCain for 1,824 days and was released during Operation Homecoming.

Senator John McCain lived a life of patriotism through public and military service as a Navy Veteran, US Representative and Senator.