Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran Arnold Myers who fought in Germany and received a Purple Heart during World War II.
The family of a deceased World War II Coast Guard Veteran received a Purple Heart Medal for an incident that happened in 1944.
When a torpedo struck the U.S. Dorchester, four Army chaplains brought hope in despair through the pandemonium. The slipped off their own life jackets, put them on four soldiers and told them to jump.
Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran Virginia Louise Brown, who served in the nurse corps during World War II and retired in 1980.
Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Air Force Veteran Claude Anderson, who flew on 35 combat missions during World War II before becoming a physician.
Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran John J. Stanton, who received a Silver Star and Purple Heart during World War II.
Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran Curtis R. Cameron, who served as a glider mechanic in the European Theater during World War II.
Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Coast Guard Veteran Dollie Bossler, who served during World War II in the Coast Guard Women’s Reserves.
Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran Francis Eugene Liggett, captured as a prisoner of war by the Germans during World War II.
Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran Leo A. Dare, who served during World War II as part of the 347th Combat Engineers.
Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Air Force Veteran and Pro Football Hall of Famer Chuck Bednarik, who served as a B-24 waist gunner during World War II.
Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran Benjamin Alvarado, who served from 1943-1945 as an infantryman for General George S. Patton’s Third Army.
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