Veteran of the Day

Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Marine Corps Veteran Gil Hodges. Hodges served in the invasion of Okinawa and worked in intelligence operations during World War II.

Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Marine Corps Veteran Roberto Clemente, who served as an infantryman in the Marine Corps Reserve.

Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Air Corps Veteran Fitzroy “Buck” Newsum, who served with the Tuskegee Airmen during World War II and the Korean War.

Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Navy Veteran Richard O’Kane, who served as a submarine commander and received a Medal of Honor during World War II.

Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Marine Corps Veteran James E. Webb, second administrator of NASA and the namesake of the James Webb Space Telescope.

#VeteranOfTheDay is Navy Veteran James David Watkins. A Veteran of World War II, The Korean War and Vietnam, Watkins served as a nuclear submariner for much of his career.

Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran Samuel Ancira Jr., who served in various positions in the Army during the Gulf War and the Iraq War.

Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Air Corps and Marine Corps Veteran Morgan Vaux, who served as a radio operator and mechanic during World War II.

Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran Elvin Benton, who served as a medic during World War II.

Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran Edward J. Tipper Jr., a paratrooper and a member of the “Band of Brothers” during World War II.

Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Air Forces Veteran Fred F. Ohr, who is believed to be the only World War II flying ace of Asian descent.

Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Navy Veteran Slade Deville Cutter, who commanded the submarine USS Seahorse during World War II.