Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is John “Wolf” Wagner.
Wolf served in the Army from 1981 to 2016.
He started as a Teletype Operator in 1981. He was commissioned after graduating from Ohio University in 1985. He became a 25A Signal Officer in 1986 and a year later he became a 46A Public Affairs Officer.
Wolf served three tours to Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, leading more than 160 missions.
He has a passion for motorcycles, owning six of his own.
Thank you for your service, Wolf!
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This is a wonderful change from what we have seen in the past. Thank God for veterans. Thank God for the new President and Vice President.
Gordon Billger
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