Persian Gulf War

Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Air Force Veteran Deborah Ann Thomas Meserve, who served as an American advisor to the Iraq Air Force during Operation Iraqi Freedom and the Global War on Terrorism.

Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Marine Veteran Octaviano Gallegos Jr., who served in the Persian Gulf War.

Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran Brian Keith Van Dusen, an air ambulance pilot who was killed in action in Operation Iraqi Freedom. His sacrifice is honored by the Carry the Load event.

Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Air Force Veteran Phyliss Carpenter.

Dr. Drew Helmer, an internist at the Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center in Houston, co-authored the 2021 paper. He and his colleagues first identified whether drinking Concord grape juice is linked to increased levels of polyphenols in the blood. They then tried to learn whether these increases correlate with improved cognitive performance in 26 Veterans with Gulf War illness.

However, combat experience was not strongly linked to drinking to cope when the researchers adjusted for a person’s total number of PTSD symptoms.

Rosalie Liotta and Cathy Adkins enrolled in VA’s MVP, which learns how genes, lifestyle, and military exposures affect the health of former service members.

Today's #VeteranOfTheDay is Michael Alan Arp, who served in the United States Army from 1970 to 1991.

Air Force Veteran Colonel William Andrews was taken prisoner during the Gulf War and earned the Air Force Cross for his actions.

Marine Corps and Persian Gulf War Veteran Randy Hebert’s motto for life is, “God made me a Marine: motivated and mentally tough.”

Nilsa volunteered to serve in the Navy during Persian Gulf War and enlisted from 1983 to 2005. She enlisted in Puerto Rico.

Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Navy Veteran Darlene M. Iskra. Darlene served [...]