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#VeteranOfTheDay Fernando Padilla-Ramirez

#VeteranOfTheDay Marine Corps Veteran Fernando Padilla-Ramirez

Posted on Saturday, May 11, 2019 6:00 pmMay 10, 2019 Posted in Veteran of the Day by Nicholas Rogers-Dillon 465 views

Today we honor Marine Corps Veteran Fernando Padilla-Ramirez in remembrance of his service and sacrifice for …

#VeteranOfTheDay Greg Wright

#VeteranOfTheDay Marine Corps Veteran Greg Wright

Posted on Sunday, May 5, 2019 6:00 pmMay 3, 2019 Posted in Veteran of the Day by Nicholas Rogers-Dillon 1 comment 428 views

Today we honor Marine Corps Veteran Greg Wright in remembrance of his service and sacrifice for our country

#VeteranoftheDay Travis Manion

#VeteranOfTheDay Marine Corps Veteran Travis Manion

Posted on Thursday, May 2, 2019 6:00 pmApril 30, 2019 Posted in Veteran of the Day by Nicholas Rogers-Dillon 1 comment 557 views

Today we honor Marine Corps Veteran Travis Manion in remembrance of his service and sacrifice for our country.

#VeteranoftheDay Dorothy Hill

#VeteranOfTheDay Marine Corps Veteran Dorothy Hill

Posted on Tuesday, April 16, 2019 6:00 pmApril 16, 2019 Posted in Veteran of the Day by Savannah Labbe 224 views

Dorothy Hill was in the Marine Corps, stationed in North Carolina during World War II.

Veteran of the Day graphic for Clova Westfall

#VeteranOfTheDay Army and Marine Corps Veteran Clova D. Westfall

Posted on Monday, April 1, 2019 6:00 pmApril 1, 2019 Posted in Honoring Vets, Veteran of the Day by Nicholas Rogers-Dillon 303 views

Career soldier Clova D. Westfall served in both Korea and Vietnam. In 1994, he passed away due to health …

#VeteranoftheDay Brad Pesek

#VeteranOfTheDay Marine Corps Veteran Brad Pesek

Posted on Saturday, March 23, 2019 6:00 pmMarch 22, 2019 Posted in Veteran of the Day by Nicholas Rogers-Dillon 240 views

Marine Corps First Sergeant Brad Pesek served as a Marine for over 20 years and participated in Operation …

Graphic shows a family being who has received a returned medal from a relative. Text reads: Operation Keystone

Purple Hearts Reunited’s Operation Keystone returns lost medals across the state of Pennsylvania

Posted on Thursday, January 10, 2019 6:12 amJanuary 10, 2019 Posted in Guest Posts by Mitchell Hale 249 views

Purple Hearts Reunited has returned medals to their recipients’ families or to homes of honor from Nov. 1 …

Charles Felder - Veteran of the Day

#VeteranOfTheDay Marine Corps and Army Veteran Charles Felder

Posted on Monday, January 7, 2019 6:00 pmJanuary 7, 2019 Posted in Veteran of the Day by Jessica Flores 374 views

Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Marine Corps and Army Veteran Charles Felder. Charles served from 1953 to 1974.

Operation Song graphic for the song, "He Took My Place," by Gary Lima.

#OperationSong – “He Took My Place” by Gary Lima

Posted on Wednesday, December 12, 2018 3:30 pmJanuary 11, 2019 Posted in Guest Posts, Tanner Iskra by Mitchell Hale 13k views

Gary Lima served in a Marine helicopter squadron during the 1974 Cyprus Conflict. His song is to help …

George Smith - Veteran of the Day

#VeteranOfTheDay Marine Corps Veteran George Smith

Posted on Monday, October 29, 2018 6:00 pmOctober 25, 2018 Posted in Veteran of the Day by Nicholas Rogers-Dillon 397 views

George Smith, a Navajo, enlisted with the Marine Corps at 18. After hearing the Marines were looking for …

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