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Army Air Forces Veteran Violet Clara Thurn Cowden is today's Veteran of the Day.

#VeteranOfTheDay Army Air Forces Veteran Violet Clara Thurn Cowden

Posted on Tuesday, March 17, 2020 11:30 amFebruary 26, 2020 Posted in Veteran of the Day by VAntage Point Contributor 3 comments 1k views

Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Air Forces Veteran Violet Clara Thurn Cowden, who served as a Women …

Navajo Code Talker Thomas H. Begay

Remembering the Navajo Code Talkers

Posted on Wednesday, August 14, 2019 12:30 pmAugust 14, 2019 Posted in Honoring Vets, Native American Veterans, Top Stories by Reynaldo Leal 22k views

On National Navajo Code Talker Day, we celebrate the tenacity and remember the courage of the code talkers …

Chinese-American WWII Veterans receive Congressional Gold Medal

Posted on Thursday, January 31, 2019 1:33 pmJanuary 31, 2019 Posted in Honoring Vets, Top Stories, Uncategorized by Tanner Iskra 8k views

Five Chinese-American Veterans were awarded the Congressional Gold Medal at VA’s Central Office in …

Filipino Veterans of World War II

Filipino Veterans of World War II awarded the Congressional Gold Medal

Posted on Monday, October 30, 2017 2:15 pmOctober 30, 2017 Posted in Honoring Vets, Top Stories, Videos by Melissa Heintz 640 views

75 years after the United States entered World War II, Filipino Veterans received national recognition …

Veteran of the Day George Kanatani

#VeteranOfTheDay George Kanatani

Posted on Saturday, April 22, 2017 6:00 pmApril 27, 2017 Posted in Veteran of the Day by Natalie Himmel 149 views

Army Veteran George Kanatani was a Congressional Gold Medal recipient and served in World War II while his …