Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran Michael Rodriguez, who served as a medic with the 5th Mobile Army Surgical Hospital during the Gulf War.
In U.S. wars prior to Desert Storm, military spokespeople would answer questions, then wait for the next day’s newspaper clippings or the nightly news to see developments. Desert Storm changed that, when reporters broadcast the war as it happened.
Today's #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran Joanne Palella, who served as a truck driver transporting explosives during Operation Desert Storm.
Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran Curtis Owens, who served with the 101st Airborne Division and now works for the Texas Veterans Commission.
Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran Cindy Kendrick, who served at Fort Sam Houston, Texas, and volunteers with Honor Flight Houston.
Veterans' willingness to help test new treatments for COVID-19 means millions of lives around the world will potentially be saved. VA leadership thanks them for their service to their country and others.
Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran Jose A. Rivera, who served with the 82nd Airborne Division and was killed in action during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran Elnora D. B. Daniel, who served in the Army Nurse Corps and retired as a colonel.
World War II Veteran Vince Speranza is a living legend in Bastogne, Belgium, with his own beer named after him for his service in the war.
Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran Philip Thomas Randazzo, who was a reconnaissance scout during the Vietnam War and received two Bronze Star Medals.
Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran Rene J. Defourneaux, who served as a counterintelligence operative during World War II and the Korean War.
Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran Roy E. Bair who served in England, France, Holland and Germany during World War II.