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Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran Richard Herrema, who was killed in action during Operation Iraqi Freedom and has a foundation in his memory.

Purple Heart Veteran David Causey received Birmingham VA’s first “artificial larynx.” It substitutes sound/vibration in the absence of a voice box. “I am so happy VA allowed me to get this.”

Signalman First Class Paul Kennedy was serving deck duty on the USS Sacramento in Pearl Harbor when the Japanese attacked on the morning of Dec. 7, 1941. After the bombings, Kennedy served on the USS Poole and helped escort landing craft crossing the English Channel into Normandy on D-Day.

Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Air Force Veteran Timothy Weiner, who was an explosive ordnance disposal Technician who served in the Iraq War.

Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran Vale Harless, who served with the 10th Mountain Division in Europe during World War II.

Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Marine Corps Veteran James Francis Chase, who served during the Vietnam War and was killed in action.

Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran Thomas Norton, who received a Silver Star and was killed in action in 1968 during the Vietnam War.

Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran Thomas Friday Keahanui Hema, who fought in World War II and died defending Pusan during the Korean War.

Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran Alfred G. Bensinger from Oklahoma City, who was captured during the Korean War and later declared killed in action.

Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran Gabriel D. Conde, who was killed in action on April 30, 2018, and interred at Fort Logan National Cemetery.

Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran Jennifer Moreno, a San Diego native and cultural support team member killed in Afghanistan in 2013.

On the anniversary of the National WWII Memorial opening, today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran Bob Dole, who served as the national chairman.