Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Navy Veteran Gene Harper who is celebrating his 100th birthday.
Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is retired Navy Veteran Jerome Mapp, who survived the 9/11 attack on the Pentagon and served as a Public Affairs Specialist in the Navy and Marines.
Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Marine Corps Veteran Gene Tunney, who served in both World War I and World War II.
Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Marine Veteran Joel Dameron, who was killed by an improvised explosive device while serving his second tour in Iraq.
Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran Norma Hudgens.
Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Marine Veteran William Ward, who served over 15 years in the Marine Corps and is now an avid adaptive athlete.
Today’s #VeteranOftheDay is Veteran Bob Mullins, who served for 23 years and stayed involved with his military community through adaptive sports programs.
Today's #VeteranOfTheDay is Dave Nichols, a resilient Army Vietnam War Veteran and avid adaptive sports participant.
Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army and Marine Veteran William “Bud” McLeroy, who served for 33 years and was the first amputee to deploy to Iraq.
Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Marine Veteran Brittany Elliott, who was hurt in an auto accident and is competing in the 2023 National Winter Sports Clinic.
Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran George N. Leighton, who served in the Army and as a Senior Judge in Illinois.
Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Air Force Veteran James Harry Wayne Ramsey who served as a transportation officer during the Vietnam War.
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