Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran Jon Nepute.

Jon joined the Army as an officer. He served in Korea, the Pentagon, and was a senior instructor at Texas Christian University assisting with College ROTC. Later, he became a full department Chair of Military Science at California State University, Fullerton. From 2006-2007, he was a logistics liaison officer for NATO and Iraqi Army in Baghdad, Iraq. He received his Master of Education degree from Texas Christian University in 2003. Jon retired in 2012 after 26 years of active service. Currently, he is a JROTC instructor at Centennial High School in Atlanta, GA.

Thank you for your service, Jon!


Nominate a Veteran for #VeteranOfTheDay

Do you want to light up the face of a special Veteran? Have you been wondering how to tell your Veteran they are special to you? You’re in luck! VA’s #VeteranOfTheDay social media feature is an opportunity to highlight your Veteran and his/her service.

It’s easy to nominate a Veteran. All it takes is an email to newmedia@va.gov with as much of the information as you can put together with some good photos. Visit our blog post about nominating for how to create the best submission.

Topics in this story

Leave a comment

The comments section is for opinions and feedback on this particular article; this is not a customer support channel. If you are looking for assistance, please visit Ask VA or call 1-800-698-2411. Please, never put personally identifiable information (SSAN, address, phone number, etc.) or protected health information into the form — it will be deleted for your protection.

One Comment

  1. Conrad Cool August 4, 2017 at 16:27

    If you can’t make full bull after 26 years at least you got a trophy wife.

Comments are closed.

More Stories