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Elderly Army Veteran salutes next to a van with his image painted on it

Columbia VA receives van dedicated to WW II hero

Posted on Saturday, January 9, 2021 9:00 amJanuary 7, 2021 Posted in Health by VAntage Point Contributor 668 views

Celebrities are accustomed to their faces on billboards and buses, but for retired Army Major Albert …

Army Veteran Robert Frank Augur is today's Veteran of the Day.

#VeteranOfTheDay Army Veteran Robert Frank Augur

Posted on Saturday, December 5, 2020 11:30 amNovember 18, 2020 Posted in Veteran of the Day by VAntage Point Contributor 952 views

Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran Robert Frank Augur, who served during World War II and was a …

Army Air Forces Veteran James R. Tipton is today's Veteran of the Day.

#VeteranOfTheDay Army Air Forces Veteran James R. Tipton

Posted on Thursday, April 30, 2020 11:30 amApril 27, 2020 Posted in Veteran of the Day by VAntage Point Contributor 1k views

Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Air Forces Veteran James R. Tipton, who was captured and held as a …

Army Veteran Antonio Reyna is today's Veteran of the Day.

#VeteranOfTheDay Army Veteran Antonio Reyna

Posted on Thursday, April 9, 2020 11:30 amOctober 21, 2019 Posted in Veteran of the Day by VAntage Point Contributor 1k views

Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran Antonio Reyna, who served during World War II and survived the …

Army Veteran Edgar L. Van Nuis is today's Veteran of the Day.

#VeteranOfTheDay Army Veteran Edgar L. Van Nuis

Posted on Tuesday, November 26, 2019 11:30 amNovember 21, 2019 Posted in Veteran of the Day by Nathan Giacalone 643 views

Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran Edgar L. Van Nuis, who fought in the Battle of the Bulge and …

Louis Zamperini went from Olympic hero to POW.

Louis Zamperini: From Olympic Track Star to POW

Posted on Thursday, November 14, 2019 2:00 pmNovember 7, 2019 Posted in AVS by VAntage Point Contributor 3k views

Track star Louis Zamperini served in the U.S. Army Air Force during World War II and suffered as a prisoner …

Norman Achen is today's Veteran of the Day.

#VeteranOfTheDay Army Air Forces Veteran Norman Achen

Posted on Friday, September 20, 2019 11:30 amSeptember 12, 2019 Posted in Veteran of the Day by Paola Santiago 479 views

Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Air Forces Veteran Norman Achen, who was shot down and captured as a …

#VeteranOfTheDay Erling Arnson

#VeteranOfTheDay Army Air Forces Veteran Erling L. Arnson

Posted on Friday, July 19, 2019 12:00 pmJuly 19, 2019 Posted in Veteran of the Day by VAntage Point Contributor 498 views

Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Air Forces Veteran Erling L. Arnson. He was an Army Air Forces Staff …

Alexander Jefferson - Veteran of the Day

#VeteranOfTheDay Army Air Force Veteran Alexander Jefferson

Posted on Monday, February 11, 2019 6:00 pmFebruary 5, 2019 Posted in Veteran of the Day by Taryn Gehman 628 views

Alexander Jefferson served with the Red Tail, 332nd Fight Group, 301st Fighter Squadron as a P-51 fighter …

Morris Weiner - Veteran of the Day

#VeteranOfTheDay Army Veteran Morris Weiner

Posted on Wednesday, January 23, 2019 6:00 pmJanuary 24, 2019 Posted in Veteran of the Day by Nicholas Rogers-Dillon 323 views

Eventually reaching Bastogne, Belgium, Morris Weiner and the 16th Infantry Regiment fought in the Battle of …

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