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  • #VeteranOfTheDay Navy Veteran Dick Bonin

    #VeteranOfTheDay Navy Veteran Dick Bonin

    Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Navy Veteran Dick Bonin, who served on an Underwater Demolition Team, the precursor to Navy SEALs.

  • #VeteranOfTheDay Navy Veteran Harry Beal

    #VeteranOfTheDay Navy Veteran Harry Beal

    Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Navy Veteran Harry Beal, who was one of the first Navy SEALs and served as an underwater demolition team instructor.

  • America250: Navy Veteran Michael Monsoor

    America250: Navy Veteran Michael Monsoor

    This week’s America250 salute is Navy Veteran Michael Monsoor who served as a SEAL during Operation Iraqi Freedom and posthumously received a Medal of Honor for sacrificing his life to save his team.

  • #VeteranOfTheDay Navy Veteran Michael Edwin Thornton

    #VeteranOfTheDay Navy Veteran Michael Edwin Thornton

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

  • Not self, but country: Danny Dietz

    Not self, but country: Danny Dietz

    Navy SEAL Danny P. Dietz was part of a four-man reconnaissance team tasked to kill or capture Ahmad Shah during Operation Red Wings.

  • #VeteranOfTheDay Navy Veteran Jason Redman

    #VeteranOfTheDay Navy Veteran Jason Redman

    Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Navy Veteran Jason Redman, who served as a Navy SEAL during Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom.

  • #VeteranOfTheDay Navy Veteran Thomas Retzer

    #VeteranOfTheDay Navy Veteran Thomas Retzer

    Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Navy Veteran Thomas Retzer, who deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan with SEAL Team 3 and SEAL Team 6 and was killed in action.

  • #VeteranOfTheDay Navy Veteran Michael Strange

    #VeteranOfTheDay Navy Veteran Michael Strange

    Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Navy Veteran Michael Strange, who served from 2004-2011 with multiple tours in Afghanistan during Operation Enduring Freedom.

  • #VeteranOfTheDay Navy Veteran Brett D. Shadle

    #VeteranOfTheDay Navy Veteran Brett D. Shadle

    Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Navy Veteran Brett D. Shadle, who served from 2000-2013 during Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom.

  • #VeteranOfTheDay Navy Veteran David A. Fegyo

    #VeteranOfTheDay Navy Veteran David A. Fegyo

    Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Navy Veteran David A. Fegyo, a Navy SEAL with SEAL Team 10 and DEVGRU who deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan.

  • #VeteranOfTheDay Navy Veteran Jonas Kelsall

    #VeteranOfTheDay Navy Veteran Jonas Kelsall

    Today we honor Navy Veteran Jonas Kelsall in remembrance of his service and sacrifice for our country.

  • #VeteranOfTheDay Navy Veteran Joshua Harris

    #VeteranOfTheDay Navy Veteran Joshua Harris

    Today we honor Navy Veteran Joshua Harris in remembrance of his service and sacrifice for our country.

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