Veteran

Army Air Corps Veteran Van Domineck fought on the front lines in World War II. He believes the service made him a better human being.

Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Women’s Army Corps Veteran Mabel Kauffman. Mabel served during World War II. When she turned 20, she signed up to be a part of the Women’s Army Corps. Mabel worked in a dental clinic during the war.

Navy Veteran Rachel Bryen was awarded a Junior Sailor of the Quarter during her service.

Army Veteran Michael Castillo spent 20 years in the service before becoming a sheriff.

Army Veteran Joseph DeLuca and his unit walked over 500 miles carrying weapons and a full pack weighing over 80 pounds during WWII.

Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran Cecil H. Martin. Cecil served during the Korean War. Thank you for your service, Cecil!

Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Navy Veteran Norris "Tee" Taylor. Norris served in the United States Navy from 1984 to 2014. Norris deployed 16 times and participated in, among others, Operation Iraqi Freedom, Operation Enduring Freedom, and the Gulf War. He was awarded the Meritorious Service Medal, Navy Commendation Medal, Navy Achievement Medal, Good Conduct Award and multiple campaign and unit awards.

Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Navy Veteran Ted Porretti. Ted served during World War II. Ted was born in 1917 and grew up in Waltham, Massachusetts. He was working for the government in Cape Cod, but when World War II broke out, he was transferred to Trinidad and Tobago. There, Ted oversaw the construction of airplane runways for the war effort. He hired and paid Trinidadian natives to build the airplane runways to support Allied planes flying from Trinidad and Tobago to North Africa.

Basil was sent to gunnery school and then joined a bombing crew flying out of Framlingham, England, as a waist gunner. From Aug. 1943 to June 5, 1944 Basil had flown 119 combat missions over Europe.

Tom was born in Topeka, Kansas, and graduated college with a teaching degree. He was married with one child and another one on the way when he realized he couldn’t survive on a teacher’s paycheck. He met with an Air Force recruiter and with his sights set on becoming a navigator, Tom enlisted.

When Keith enlisted in 2008, he served first as a unit supply logistics specialist and then a senior logistician in Iraq at Camp Mejid during Operation New Dawn. He was also stationed at Camp Stanley in South Korea and Fort Stewart in Georgia.

Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Navy Veteran Darlene M. Iskra. Darlene served […]