While deployed during Operation Desert Storm, a horrific accident changed Marine Corps Veteran Kevin Jackson's life. In a short period, he went from normal sight to permanent vision loss. A normally sighted person has 180 degrees of vision in both eyes. Jackson's vision is down to one degree in his right eye, with a small amount of his optic nerve attached to the eye. That gives him an extremely narrow window to view the world.
Though it was first designed in 1962, finalized in 1976, and then standardized in 1990, the Desert Battle Dress Uniform (DBDU)—affectionately known for its “chocolate chip” or “cookie dough” camouflage patterns—defined the U.S. military era known for a single event: Operation Desert Storm.
Marine Veteran and Desert Storm Veteran Matt Malone went from self-described troubled youth to superintendent of Fall River Public Schools in Massachusetts.
Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Marine Corps Veteran Dawn Stratton, who served during the Persian Gulf War in the 7th Marine Expeditionary Brigade.
Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Marine Corps Veteran Harry Fermont Geise, who served as a meteorologist during World War II and later became a broadcaster.
Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Marine Corps Veteran Ronald Hoak, who served aboard USS Princeton and served 20 years between active and Reserve duty.
Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Marine Corps Veteran Brian McPhillips, who served in the 2nd Tank Battalion and was killed in Iraq in April 2003.
Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Marine Veteran Jay Kappel, who served aboard USS Kittyhawk during Operation Restore Hope and Operation Southern Watch.
Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Marine Veteran Homer Cauffiel, who served as a radioman with the 1st Marine Division during the Korean War.
During National Native American Heritage Month, today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Marine Veteran Steven L. Bobb, who served as an ammo technician in Vietnam.
Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Marine Veteran Leoma Benjiman Blackmon, who served at Pearl Harbor when the Japanese attacked Dec. 7, 1941.
During National Native American Heritage Month, today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Marine Veteran Louis Charlo, who fought at the Battle of Iwo Jima.