Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Marine Corps and Vietnam Veteran Jay Vargas, who was awarded a Medal of Honor.
Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Air Force Veteran Sheila McGlown, who served in the Air Force and now works as a breast cancer advocate.
Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Air Force Veteran Fred G. Holden, who served as a B-24 engineer and gunner during World War II.
Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran Kathy Spangler, who served as a nurse in Afghanistan caring for American soldiers and Afghan citizens.
Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Navy Veteran Marion Enright Bench, one of the first women activated for the WAVES program throughout World War II.
Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is U.S. Army Veteran Tim Conway, who served from 1956 to 1958.
Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Navy Veteran Norman Kleiss, who served as a dive bomber pilot during the Battle of Midway.
Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Air Force Veteran Travis Nash, who died during a World War II aircraft crash.
Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Marine Corps Veteran Margaret A. Brewer, who was the first woman in the United States Marine Corps to reach general officer rank.
Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran Alejandro Villanueva, who served as an Army Ranger in Afghanistan before becoming a successful NFL player.
Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Navy Veteran Lenah S. Higbee, who served in the Navy Nurse Corps during World War I and was the first living female recipient of the Navy Cross.
Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Air Force Veteran Frank Borman, who was the Gemini 7 and Apollo 8 Commander and served from 1950 to 1970.
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