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  • #VeteranOfTheDay Air Force Veteran Henry A. Heim

    #VeteranOfTheDay Air Force Veteran Henry A. Heim

    Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Air Force Veteran Henry A. Heim, who served as a bomber pilot during World War II and the Korean War.

  • #VeteranOfTheDay Army Veteran George H. Rhea

    #VeteranOfTheDay Army Veteran George H. Rhea

    Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran George H. Rhea, who was on guard duty Dec. 7, 1941, when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor.

  • #VeteranOfTheDay Navy Veteran Raymond Albert Brittain

    #VeteranOfTheDay Navy Veteran Raymond Albert Brittain

    Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Navy Veteran Raymond A. Brittain, who survived Pearl Harbor and witnessed the aftermath of the atomic bombs while in Japan.

  • #VeteranOfTheDay Marine Corps Veteran Romus “RV” Burgin

    #VeteranOfTheDay Marine Corps Veteran Romus “RV” Burgin

    Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Marine Corps Veteran Romus “RV” Burgin, who served during World War II and was depicted in the HBO series “The Pacific.”

  • #VeteranOfTheDay Army Veteran Yoshito Fujimoto

    #VeteranOfTheDay Army Veteran Yoshito Fujimoto

    During Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran Yoshito Fujimoto, a World War II translator.

  • #VeteranOfTheDay Army Veteran Werner Krenzer

    #VeteranOfTheDay Army Veteran Werner Krenzer

    Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran Werner Krenzer, who served in the Pacific during World War II, in Korea and with NATO.

  • #VeteranOfTheDay Army Air Forces Veteran Gerald F. Martin

    #VeteranOfTheDay Army Air Forces Veteran Gerald F. Martin

    Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Air Forces Veteran Gerald F. Martin, who served on reconnaissance and mapping teams in the Pacific during World War II.

  • #VeteranOfTheDay Marine Corps Veteran Calvin Moore

    #VeteranOfTheDay Marine Corps Veteran Calvin Moore

    Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Marine Corps Veteran Calvin Moore, who was one of the Montford Point Marines who integrated the service during World War II.

  • #VeteranOfTheDay Army Veteran Glenn Dodge

    #VeteranOfTheDay Army Veteran Glenn Dodge

    Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran Glenn Dodge, who served as a reconnaissance specialist in Europe during World War II.

  • #VeteranOfTheDay Army Air Forces Veteran Ralph Roy Royster

    #VeteranOfTheDay Army Air Forces Veteran Ralph Roy Royster

    Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Air Forces Veteran Ralph Roy Royster, who served with the 97th Bomb Group in Europe during World War II.

  • #VeteranOfTheDay Army Veteran Earl Walter Witscher

    #VeteranOfTheDay Army Veteran Earl Walter Witscher

    Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran Earl Walter Witscher, who served during World War II as a photographer with the 165th Signal Photo Company.

  • #VeteranOfTheDay Navy Veteran Murrell Hooper

    #VeteranOfTheDay Navy Veteran Murrell Hooper

    Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Navy Veteran Murrell Hooper, who served as a pharmacist’s mate in the Pacific during World War II from 1943 to 1946.

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