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Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Marine Corps Veteran James Lewis Day, who was recommended for a Medal of Honor during World War II but did not receive it until 50 years later.

This week’s America250 salute is Navy Veteran Joseph T. O’Callahan, who served as a chaplain in World War II and received a Medal of Honor.

This week’s America250 salute is Army Air Forces Veteran Leonard Zerlin, a turret gunner on D-Day who received a Silver Star.

In May 1942, National Guardsman William “Bill” Clayton Overmier was captured and sent to a Japanese prisoner of war camp. For the next three years, Overmier remained at the camp until its liberation by American troops.

Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Marine Corps Veteran Victor “Brute” Harold Krulak, one of the most influential military strategists of the 20th century.

Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran Frederick Weyand, who served during the Vietnam War.

Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran Robert “Boots” Chouinard, who served during World War II.

Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Coast and Geodetic Survey Corps Veteran Don A. Jones, who served during WWII and later became director of the USC&GS.

Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Coast Guard Veteran Eugene “Gene” Gerrard, a recent centenarian and a Red Coat Ambassador.

Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Air Forces Veteran Ralph Parr, who served as a fighter pilot in World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War.

Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Air Forces Veteran Neel E. Kearby, who served as a fighter pilot during World War II.

Army Air Corps Veteran Gene Roddenberry flew over 80 combat missions during World War II and later went on to create the hit science fiction series “Star Trek.”