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Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran George Lambert Veldman Jr., who served as a squad leader in Vietnam and received two Purple Hearts.

During Hispanic Heritage Month, today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Marine Corps Veteran Baldomero López, a Korean War Medal of Honor recipient.

On the Navy birthday, today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Navy Veteran Michael Edwin Thornton, a Medal of Honor recipient during the Vietnam War.

Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Navy Veteran James Roskoph, who served in numerous campaigns during the Vietnam War.

Gus Allbritton was awarded three Purple Hearts during his Vietnam tour. He kept one in a jar. His home was burglarized…then…40 years later…

On his 75th birthday, today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran Chuck Hagel, a Vietnam Veteran who later became Secretary of Defense.

During Hispanic Heritage Month, today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran Marlene Rodriguez, who served three tours in Iraq.

During Hispanic Heritage Month, today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Marine Corps Veteran John Reyes, who served in the Vietnam War.

During Hispanic Heritage Month, today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran Juan Carlos Gonzales, who served in the Vietnam War.

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

During World War II, Reba Z. Whittle served in the United States Army Nurse Corps. After the aircraft she was aboard was shot down in September 1944, she became the first American female military prisoner of war in the European Theater.

Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran Keith Allen Campbell, who was killed in action as he was saving the life of a wounded soldier.