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Veteran of the Day graphic for Thomas Hudner Jr.

#VeteranOfTheDay Navy Veteran Thomas Jerome Hudner Jr.

Posted on Monday, June 10, 2019 6:00 pmJune 10, 2019 Posted in Veteran of the Day by Savannah Labbe 347 views

Thomas Hudner earned the first Medal of Honor awarded during the Korean War for trying to save his wingman.

Veteran of the Day graphic for Charles Magneson

#VeteranOfTheDay Army Veteran Charles Walter Magneson

Posted on Tuesday, April 23, 2019 6:00 pmApril 23, 2019 Posted in Honoring Vets, Veteran of the Day by Savannah Labbe 288 views

Army Veteran Charles Walter Magneson fought at the Battle of the Bulge and carried a bazooka across Belgium …

Veteran of the Day graphic for George Layton.

#VeteranOfTheDay Navy Veteran George Layton

Posted on Tuesday, April 9, 2019 6:00 pmApril 19, 2019 Posted in Honoring Vets, Veteran of the Day by Nicholas Rogers-Dillon 355 views

Navy Veteran George Layton participated in the Battle of Okinawa. His ship was responsible for landing the …

Veteran of the Day graphic of Leigh Ann Hester.

#VeteranOfTheDay Army Veteran Leigh Ann Hester

Posted on Thursday, March 28, 2019 6:00 pmMarch 28, 2019 Posted in Honoring Vets, Veteran of the Day by Paola Santiago 1k views

Sergeant First Class Leigh Hester was the first woman awarded the Silver Star since World War II and the …

Julius Becton - Veteran of the Day

#VeteranOfTheDay Army Veteran Julius W. Becton Jr

Posted on Thursday, February 28, 2019 6:00 pmFebruary 28, 2019 Posted in Veteran of the Day by Slavic Yezersky 866 views

Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran Julius W. Becton Jr. Julius served during World War II, the …

Wilfred DeFour - Veteran of the Day

#VeteranOfTheDay Army Air Forces Veteran Wilfred DeFour

Posted on Wednesday, February 27, 2019 6:00 pmFebruary 27, 2019 Posted in Veteran of the Day by Arletha Ndoume 395 views

“We didn’t know we were making history at the time. We were just doing our job,” said Wilfred DeFour, …

Thomas Pincham - Veteran of the Day

#VeteranOfTheDay Army Veteran Thomas A. Pincham

Posted on Wednesday, February 13, 2019 6:00 pmFebruary 12, 2019 Posted in Veteran of the Day by Nicholas Rogers-Dillon 239 views

Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is United States Army Veteran Thomas A. Pincham. Thomas served in Okinawa, Japan …

Kimberly Davis - Veteran of the Day

#VeteranOfTheDay Army Veteran Kimberly Davis

Posted on Wednesday, February 6, 2019 6:00 pmFebruary 5, 2019 Posted in Veteran of the Day by Nicholas Rogers-Dillon 471 views

Kimberly Davis served with 528th Sustainment Brigade Special Operations and was stationed in Colombia, …

James H. McClurkin - Veteran of the Day

#VeteranOfTheDay Army Veteran James H. McClurkin

Posted on Wednesday, January 30, 2019 6:00 pmJanuary 30, 2019 Posted in Veteran of the Day by Nicholas Rogers-Dillon 388 views

Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran James H. McClurkin. James served during World War II, the Korean …

Eileen Paine - Veteran of the Day

#VeteranOfTheDay Army Nurse Corps Veteran Eileen Ella Bradley Paine

Posted on Saturday, January 26, 2019 6:00 pmJanuary 24, 2019 Posted in Veteran of the Day by Nicholas Rogers-Dillon 407 views

Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Nurse Corps Veteran Eileen Ella Bradley Paine. Eileen served during World …

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