Today, we dedicated our #VeteranOfTheDay post to honor all who […]
Ross Kirk wore the Green Beret on active duty for nine years and is nicknamed the “Leapin’ Deacon” due to his 225 military jumps, including 50 HALO jumps.
Perry was from Dodson, Louisiana and joined the 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment. Perry was killed in action in Vietnam, on his birthday, April 26, 1967.
Tamara Archuleta was co-pilot of Komodo 11 during a mission in Afghanistan. The helicopter crashed, killing her and the five other airmen on board.
Earl McClung was one of the original members of ‘Easy’ Company, 2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute Regiment, of the 101st Airborne Division.
Harold Peterson was deployed to Osaka, Japan as part of a peace force to promote positive relations between the United States and the Japanese people.
Elvis Mason's unit engaged in combat for 100 consecutive days and moved through France, Germany, Luxembourg, Belgium and Holland to push the Germans back.
When Sibby LeBeau joined the Navy, he became a code talker, using Native American languages to transfer information among the Allied powers.
Karen Jones worked as a medic for a Military Police Department before later then being sent to serve in the Persian Gulf.
Ross Calvert lost about 40 pounds by the time the Germans found him. After interrogation, he was taken to a flea-infested Prisoner of War camp, Stalag 7A.
Lesly Johnson worked as a Quarter Master and Chemical Equipment Repairer during her service and was stationed with the HHB 4/3 Air Defense Artillery.
Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran John Walter MacIndoe. John served from 1942 to 1972 during World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War.