In honor of National Native American Heritage Month, today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Navy Veteran Charles Sequoyah Lee Chupco, who served 20 years.
Edith White was World War II’s “Code Girl,” working with the WAVES unit to crack Japanese codes in the Pacific.
Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Navy Veteran Shirley Jean Walz, who served in the Navy nurse corps on active duty and the Reserve from 1962 to 1995.
Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran David Dunckel, who dropped out of high school and served for 26 years, including a tour in Iraq.
Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Navy Veteran Christian Pike, who served as a cryptologic technician during Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan.
Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Navy Veteran Lloyd E. Karch, who earned a Navy Cross for his actions during the Battle for Leyte Gulf Oct. 24, 1944.
Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Navy Veteran John Olexa, who served aboard USS Boise in the Pacific Theater during World War II.
Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Navy Veteran Linda Sawvell, who served 31 years in the Reserve and deployed for a year to Afghanistan.
Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Navy Veteran Hildreth Walker Jr., who loved science and contributed to the development of notable technological innovations.
Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Navy Veteran Barton “Buddy” Kessler, who served as personnelman third class processing troops headed to Vietnam.
On the Navy’s 245th birthday, today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Navy Veteran Mervyn Bennion, who received a Medal of Honor for his actions Dec. 7, 1941.
Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Navy Veteran Johann Balbuena, who served with Strike Fighter Squadron 41 supporting operations in Iraq and Afghanistan.