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Large group of crewmen aboard US Navy ship

September 2 is the 75th anniversary of end of World War II

Posted on Wednesday, September 2, 2020 2:00 pmSeptember 2, 2020 Posted in Health, Top Stories by VAntage Point Contributor 2k views

Navy Veteran Carl Niewoehner was on a Navy patrol craft when he heard World War II was over. “Some people …

Sandra Pedersen

#VeteranOfTheDay Sandra K. Carter Pedersen

Posted on Thursday, November 2, 2017 6:00 pmOctober 31, 2017 Posted in Veteran of the Day by Mei-Mei Chun-Moy 154 views

Sandra K. Carter Pedersen is a Navy Veteran who served from 1975 to 1997.

Raymond Emilio Torres - Veteran of the Day

#VeteranOfTheDay Navy Veteran Raymond Emilio Torres

Posted on Saturday, October 14, 2017 6:01 pmOctober 17, 2017 Posted in Veteran of the Day by Kelsey Turner 182 views

Raymond Emilio Torres is a Navy Veteran who served from 1966 to 1970 during the Vietnam War. A grenade …

IMAGE: USS San Diego (Armored Cruiser No. 6) photographed Jan. 28, 1915, while serving as flagship of the Pacific Fleet. U.S. Navy Photo courtesy of Naval History and Heritage Command.

Navy surveying wreck of cruiser sunk during WWI off New York coast

Posted on Tuesday, September 12, 2017 8:49 amSeptember 12, 2017 Posted in Guest Posts, Honoring Vets by VAntage Point Contributor 711 views

The survey’s objective is to assess the condition of the wreck site and determine if the ship, the only …

Image of the Sullivan brothers aboard the USS Juneau.

Veterans stories are not just stories, they are America’s history

Posted on Monday, May 30, 2016 7:01 amSeptember 15, 2016 Posted in Guest Posts, Honoring Vets, Memorial Affairs, Top Stories, Veterans Legacy Program by VAntage Point Contributor 569 views

“VA recently announced the launch of the Veterans Legacy Program to memorialize Veterans' service and …