Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Air Corps Veteran Bernard Brooks, who was a gunner bombardier in Europe during World War II.
Today's #VeteranOfTheDay is Marine Corps Veteran Loren “Duke” Abdalla, who served during World War II.
Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Marine Corps Veteran John Basilone, a Medal of Honor recipient who fought in the Pacific during World War II.
Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran Pete Poulos, who served during World War II in the Pacific theater and spent over 30 years volunteering at Hines VA Hospital.
Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Navy Veteran and retired Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens. He served from 1942 to 1945 during World War II.
Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Air Forces Veteran Erling L. Arnson. He was an Army Air Forces Staff Sergeant who was a POW during WWII.
Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran Fred McDade. Fred played for the Washington Senators when he was drafted into the Army during the Vietnam War.
Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Marine Corps Veteran Mary Billingsley-Jones. She was a personnel chief and Marine Drill Instructor before working at HHS.
Today's #VeteranOfTheDay is William J. Lewis, who served in the China-Burma-India theater during World War II.
Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Air Force Veteran Leonard John Kovar. Leonard served during World War II from 1943 to 1945.
Today's #VeteranOfTheDay is Navy Veteran Robert G. Gehrig, who served as a radioman during the Korean War and completed 1100 hours of flight time.
Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Navy Veteran Anthony Francis Galano, who served in WWII and retired from the Navy Reserves as a Commander in 1985.
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