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During the Tet Offensive, Thomas Corey was shot in the neck, permanently damaging his spinal cord. He's now a quadriplegic & was medically retired in 1968.

John Wayne Cockfields began his service in Vietnam with Delta Company, 1st Battalion, 3rd. Marine Division. He operated in I-Corps at the Demilitarized Zone

Army Veteran Jayme Warrior hails from Eagle Butte, South Dakota and is proud of his heritage as a Cheyenne River Lakota Sioux.

Douglas Huggins retired in 2009 after more than 40 years of service in 31 countries. He was injured in Iraq, suffering a brain injury and many broken bones.

July 16, 2015, Navy Operational Support Center Chattanooga was attacked. Four Marines and one Navy sailor were killed. Among them was Staff Sgt. David Wyatt

Henry Filipowicz was fluent in Russian, Polish and Turkish, which he used in his role as an interpreter, translator and interrogator for the Army.

Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran John Laing. John enlisted in the Army a few days after the United States’ declaration of war on Germany.

Jimmy first deployed to Vietnam in May 1955 and again in December 1955. During his second deployment he was injured from a gunshot wound to the leg.

Frank McFadden was awarded four Distinguished Flying Crosses, the Purple Heart, twelve Air Medals, and two Navy Commendation Medals.

Josh was a first responder at the Pentagon on Sept. 11, 2001, as he was assigned to the Old Guard and was on official duty when the plane hit.

Marine Corps Veteran Robert C. Pahcheka paid the ultimate price in 1968 during the Vietnam War. He was killed in Quang Nam Province.

Army Veteran Orvil Mann was wounded during the Korean War and received the Purple Heart.