world war ii

Navy Veteran Jack Mims served as a chief machinist mate during World War II.

This Navy Veteran served during World War II patrolling the coast and recently was selected to participate in a "Honor Flight".

Yolanda Borrelli Imhoff is a World War II Veteran and served with the Women’s Army Corps.

Bertran Wallace was a World War II and Korean War Veteran who served for over 30 years in the Army.

William K. Quan is a World War II Veteran and served with the Army Air Forces

Marcus Smith served in World War II and was decorated with many awards including the Purple Heart and the Silver Star.

This Marine Corps Veteran is 98 years young, participated in the Honor Flight Program in 2015, and loves to sing.

Army Veteran Mary V. Cowan Geffken was assigned to Pentagon’s “Secret Room” during World War II and selected as the model for the most famous W.A.C. recruiting poster of World War II

Army Veteran George Kanatani was a Congressional Gold Medal recipient and served in World War II while his family was placed in an internment camp.

Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran Sydney Cole. Sydney served during World War II as a pilot from 1943-1945 and was a Prisoner of War for several months.

Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army World War II Veteran Ora Mae Hyatt. Ora Mae commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in the Army Nurse Corps in 1944.

Sharing a holiday away from family can be difficult. But the men and women of America’s military have a long tradition of making holidays their own, in whatever circumstances they find themselves.