world war ii

Richard Overton lived in his Texas home smoking cigars and enjoying a daily routine before passing away at age 112. He was the oldest living American.

Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Air Force Veteran Dean Hess. In 1950, Dean helped start Operation Kiddy Car to rescue Korean orphans.

Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran Charles Rodriguez. Charles served as part of Merrill’s Marauders during World War II.

William Daniels was born in New York in March 1927. He was drafted into the Army in 1945 and was stationed in Italy as a disc jockey.

When Pearl Harbor was attacked, Robert Hamburger felt so guilty for giving anti-war speeches, so he went home and enlisted in the Army in January of 1942.

Clinton Hammond was assigned to the 351st Bomb Group of the 8th Force. He was stationed out of Polebrook, England from 1944-1945

Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Navy Veteran and Pearl Harbor survivor Alfred “Uncle Al” Rodrigues. Al served during World War II from 1940-1945.

Bernard Hubbard earned a Bronze Star for fixing so many communication lines in the middle of the night under heavy artillery and gunfire.

Bendix Peterson initially served in the National Guard at Fort Preble in Portland with an artillery company until his discharge in 1909

Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Navy Veteran and Former President George Herbert Walker Bush. He served as a pilot during World War II.

Inspired by her father’s service as a submarine sailor, Jeanne Bartelt joined the Marines believing it to be the best service.

1st Lt. Terence Patrick Halligan served as a navigator aboard […]