Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Air Force Veteran Barry Saines. Barry served during the Vietnam War. Barry lives in Brooklyn and works as a substitute teacher.
Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran Dave Pickerell. Dave was master distiller at Makers Mark and Whistle Pig. He passed away in November.
Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran Charles Rodriguez. Charles served as part of Merrill’s Marauders during World War II.
William Daniels was born in New York in March 1927. He was drafted into the Army in 1945 and was stationed in Italy as a disc jockey.
When Pearl Harbor was attacked, Robert Hamburger felt so guilty for giving anti-war speeches, so he went home and enlisted in the Army in January of 1942.
Russell Lee Slay and his fellow Marines were hit by a mortar shell, killing several members of the team, including Russell.
Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Thomas C. Smith III. Thomas served from 1982-2005. He also served as director of the Birmingham Veterans Affairs Medical Center.
Clinton Hammond was assigned to the 351st Bomb Group of the 8th Force. He was stationed out of Polebrook, England from 1944-1945
Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Air Force Veteran Aureliano “A.J.” Salas Jr. A.J. passed away on November 4, 2018 after a three-year battle with cancer.
While serving in a joint operation with Afghan forces in Ghazni Provence, Dylan Elchin was killed in an IED attack on November 27, 2018.
Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Coast Guard Veteran Olivia Hooker. Olivia served from 1945-1946 and was one of the last surviving members of Tulsa Race Riots.
While in Vietnam, John Hamilton drove a truck, bringing supplies back and forth. He made sure the combat soldiers had everything they needed.