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Thomas Hudner earned the first Medal of Honor awarded during the Korean War for trying to save his wingman.

Army Veteran Charles Walter Magneson fought at the Battle of the Bulge and carried a bazooka across Belgium and Germany during World War II.

Navy Veteran George Layton participated in the Battle of Okinawa. His ship was responsible for landing the 713th Flame Throwing Tank Battalion on the beach.

Sergeant First Class Leigh Hester was the first woman awarded the Silver Star since World War II and the first female recipient awarded for close combat with enemy fighters during a convoy attack.

Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran Julius W. Becton Jr. Julius served during World War II, the Korean War, and Vietnam War.

“We didn’t know we were making history at the time. We were just doing our job,” said Wilfred DeFour, Army Air Forces Veteran and Tuskegee Airman.

Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is United States Army Veteran Thomas A. Pincham. Thomas served in Okinawa, Japan during World War II.

Kimberly Davis served with 528th Sustainment Brigade Special Operations and was stationed in Colombia, Puerto Rico, Kenya, Bosnia, Kosovo and Thailand.

Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran James H. McClurkin. James served during World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War.

Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Nurse Corps Veteran Eileen Ella Bradley Paine. Eileen served during World War II from 1943 to 1945.

Sargent Alvin York received the Medal of Honor for incredible acts of heroism during the Meuse-Argonne Offensive of World War I in 1918.

Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran Frank N. Harper. Frank served during World War II from 1943 to 1945. Frank went overseas in preparation for D-Day.