Today's #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran James Thomas Lingg, a World War II and Korean War Veteran who received the Bronze Star Medal.
Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Navy Veteran Cecil L. Cavender, who received the Purple Heart during Korea. Aug. 7 is Purple Heart Day.
Today's #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Reserve Veteran Jeff Swartz, who served in support of three combat operations during his service.
Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Women Airforce Service Pilots Veteran Mildred Darlene “Micky” Tuttle Axton, who served during World War II.
Today's #VeteranOfTheDay is Coast Guard Veterans, who have protected our Nation’s maritime interests from Aug. 4, 1790, to today.
Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Air Corps Veteran Alfred Clark, who just turned 106 years old and served as a carpenter during World War II.
Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Navy Veteran Donald Lee McCarty, who served as a Gunner’s Mate Second Class aboard seven different ships from 1941 to 1947.
Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran Joseph Cook, who served as a Stryker Interim Armored Vehicle gunner in Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Donald Huston Ericson, who served in the Marine Corps from 1951-1955. Ericson also boxed for the Marine Corps boxing team.
Today's #VeteranOfTheDay is James Donald Kohl, who served in the Navy during World War II and was in Tokyo when the Japanese surrendered.
Today's the anniversary of the Korean Armistice Agreement. In honor of those who served in the Korean War, today's #VeteranOfTheDay are Korean War Veterans.
Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran and former POW Alfredo Bernacchi, who served during World War II from 1943 to 1945.
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