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  • #VeteranOfTheDay Navy Veteran Luis Fonseca

    #VeteranOfTheDay Navy Veteran Luis Fonseca

    Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Navy Veteran Luis Fonseca, who earned a Navy Cross for his actions as a corpsman in Operation Iraqi Freedom.

  • America250: Navy Veteran Norman Kleiss

    America250: Navy Veteran Norman Kleiss

    This week’s America250 salute is Navy Veteran Norman Kleiss, who served as a dive bomber pilot during the Battle of Midway and World War II.

  • #VeteranOfTheDay Navy Veteran Charles E. Rosendahl

    #VeteranOfTheDay Navy Veteran Charles E. Rosendahl

    Navy Veteran Charles E. Rosendahl commanded several American airships during the 1920s and 1930s and witnessed the Hindenburg disaster in 1937.

  • America250: Navy Veteran Lenah S. Higbee

    America250: Navy Veteran Lenah S. Higbee

    This week’s America250 salute is Navy Veteran Lenah S. Higbee, the first living female recipient of the Navy Cross.

  • John Thach: Pacific Wildcat

    John Thach: Pacific Wildcat

    Navy Veteran John Thach served in World War II and the Korean War. He invented the Thach Weave and Big Blue Blanket Defense.

  • #VeteranOfTheDay Marine Corps Veteran Lofton Henderson

    #VeteranOfTheDay Marine Corps Veteran Lofton Henderson

    Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Marine Corps Veteran Lofton Henderson. Henderson served as a pilot during World War II.

  • #VeteranOfTheDay Navy Veteran James E. Williams

    #VeteranOfTheDay Navy Veteran James E. Williams

    During National Native American Heritage Month, today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Navy Veteran James E. “Willie” Williams, a Vietnam War Medal of Honor recipient.

  • #VeteranOfTheDay Navy Veteran Richard “Dick” Best

    #VeteranOfTheDay Navy Veteran Richard “Dick” Best

    Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Navy Veteran Richard “Dick” Best, who served as a dive bomber during the Battle of Midway during World War II.

  • #VeteranOfTheDay Marine Corps Veteran Gregory “Pappy” Boyington

    #VeteranOfTheDay Marine Corps Veteran Gregory “Pappy” Boyington

    During National Native American Heritage Month, today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Marine Corps Veteran Gregory Boyington, a World War II Medal of Honor recipient.

  • Daniel Daly: The Devil Dog

    Daniel Daly: The Devil Dog

    Marine Corps Veteran Daniel Daly fought during World War I, and at age 44, nearly earned a third Medal of Honor at the Battle of Belleau Wood.

  • #VeteranOfTheDay Navy Veteran Gordon Chung-Hoon

    #VeteranOfTheDay Navy Veteran Gordon Chung-Hoon

    During Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Navy Veteran Gordon Chung-Hoon, a World War II Navy Cross recipient.

  • #VeteranOfTheDay Marine Corps Veteran Matthew Abbate

    #VeteranOfTheDay Marine Corps Veteran Matthew Abbate

    On the Marine Corps birthday, today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Marine Corps Veteran Matthew Thomas Abbate, who received a Navy Cross for actions in Afghanistan.

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