Veteran of the Day

Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Air Force Veteran Kathy LaSauce, who was one of the first female pilots in the Air Force and the first woman aircraft commander.

Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Air Force Veteran Robert Sharp, who flew bombing missions in France and Germany during World War II.

Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran Rupert Starr who became a prisoner of war (POW) in Germany during World War II and later became a well-known LGBTQ+ activist.

Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Air Forces Veteran George Washington Pearcy, who died Oct. 24, 1944, during the sinking of the Arisan Maru.

Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Navy Veteran John William Boehne III, who served with the Amphibious Corps ferrying soldiers to Normandy during World War II.

Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Marine Corps Veteran John Mell Herring, who served in the during World War II and fought at the Battle of Attu May 11, 1943.

Today's #VeteranOfTheDay is Air Force Veteran John Pighini, a Silver Star and Distinguished Flying Cross recipient from the Vietnam War.

Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Air Force Veteran Cheryl Aubrey, who served as a traffic management specialist shipping supplies for the Gulf War.

Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran Boris A. Stern, who served during World War II in Germany, Belgium, France, England and Luxembourg.

Today’s #VeteranoftheDay is Navy Veteran Samuel Russell Dempster, who served in the Pacific during World War II and worked aboard a mobile station tanker.

Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran Hubert Menno Amstutz, who served as a surgeon in France, Belgium and Germany during World War II.

Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Navy Veteran James Belt, who served as a pharmacist in the Pacific theater during World War II.