Transform delivery of VA benefits as Under Secretary for Benefits
Lead the VA benefits delivery revolution as the Under Secretary for Benefits (USB) at the Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA).
#VeteranOfTheDay Navy Veteran Eleanor Concepcion “Connie” Mariano
During Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month, today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Navy Veteran Eleanor Concepcion “Connie” Mariano, the Navy’s first rear admiral of Filipino descent.
#VeteranOfTheDay Army Veteran George H. Rhea
Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran George H. Rhea, who was on guard duty Dec. 7, 1941, when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor.
Vicente P. Lim: Never Surrender
Brigadier General Vicente P. Lim served as an Army infantry officer and was best known for leading a heroic defense of the Philippine Islands during World War II.
#VeteranOfTheDay Army Veteran Yoshito Fujimoto
During Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran Yoshito Fujimoto, a World War II translator.
#VeteranOfTheDay Army Air Forces Veteran Gerald F. Martin
Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Air Forces Veteran Gerald F. Martin, who served on reconnaissance and mapping teams in the Pacific during World War II.
#VeteranOfTheDay Army Veteran Matthew Marek
Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran Matthew Marek, who served in the Luzon Campaign in the Pacific during World War II.
#VeteranOfTheDay Army Veteran Thomas H. Kochanek
Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran Thomas H. Kochanek, who served as a medic in New Guinea, the Philippines and Japan during World War II.
#VeteranOfTheDay Army Veteran William J. Balchus
Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran William J. Balchus, who was a prisoner of war during World War II and survived the Palawan massacre.
#VeteranOfTheDay Air Force Veteran Wild Bill Begley
On the anniversary of the Bataan Death March, today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Air Force Veteran Wild Bill Begley, one of the survivors.
Virtual events to honor National Former POW Recognition Day
April 9th is National Former POW Recognition Day, which remembers the 1942 surrender and beginning of the 85-mile Bataan Death March where thousands of American and Filipino troops died.
#VeteranOfTheDay Air Force Veteran Andree M. Sutton
Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Air Force Veteran Andree M. Hampton Sutton, who served from 1979-2005 and retired as a chief master sergeant.
