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Navy Veteran Foster E. Looney is today's Veteran of the Day.

#VeteranOfTheDay Navy Veteran Foster E. Looney

Posted on Sunday, October 13, 2019 11:30 amOctober 3, 2019 Posted in Veteran of the Day by Savannah Labbe 2 comments 418 views

Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Navy Veteran Foster E. Looney, who earned a Navy Cross for striking a carrier …

Harry "Bud" Carlsen is today's Veteran of the Day.

#VeteranOfTheDay Marine Veteran Harry “Bud” Carlsen

Posted on Saturday, October 12, 2019 11:30 amOctober 11, 2019 Posted in Veteran of the Day by Ben Szalinski 2 comments 526 views

Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Marine Corps Veteran Harry “Bud” Carlsen, who was killed in action on …

James Jolly was a WWII Veteran of the Merchant Marines.

James Jolly: Danger at sea

Posted on Thursday, October 10, 2019 2:00 pmOctober 15, 2019 Posted in AVS by VAntage Point Contributor 3 comments 431 views

Radio operator and Merchant Marine James Alvin Jolly served for six years in the maritime theater of World …

James celebrates his 100th birthday.

300 birthday cards for a 100-year-old World War II Veteran

Posted on Monday, October 7, 2019 4:00 pmOctober 7, 2019 Posted in Honoring Vets, VA Medical Centers by VAntage Point Contributor 5 comments 3k views

VA North Texas Health Care System patient, James South, loves playing golf and eating chicken fried steak. …

Army Veteran Joseph C. Hecht is today's Veteran of the Day.

#VeteranOfTheDay Army Veteran Joseph C. Hecht

Posted on Sunday, October 6, 2019 11:30 amOctober 2, 2019 Posted in Veteran of the Day by Savannah Labbe 1 comment 679 views

Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran Joseph C. Hecht, who served in a glider infantry regiment in the …

Army Veteran Phyllis M. Gervais is today's Veteran of the Day.

#VeteranOfTheDay Army Veteran Phyllis M. Gervais

Posted on Monday, September 30, 2019 11:30 amSeptember 27, 2019 Posted in Veteran of the Day by VAntage Point Contributor 1 comment 598 views

Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Phyllis M. Gervais who served in the Army Nurse Corps during World War II and …

Kenneth J. McBride is today's Veteran of the Day.

#VeteranOfTheDay Army Air Corps Veteran Kenneth Joseph McBride

Posted on Friday, September 27, 2019 11:30 amSeptember 23, 2019 Posted in Veteran of the Day by Harshini Ravi 1 comment 511 views

Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Air Corps Veteran Kenneth Joseph McBride, who served during World War II …

Ted Roosevelt Jr. was the oldest soldier on D-Day.

D-Day’s Oldest Soldier: Theodore Roosevelt Jr.

Posted on Thursday, September 26, 2019 2:00 pmSeptember 25, 2019 Posted in Honoring Vets by Nicholas Rogers-Dillon 4 comments 4k views

General Theodore Roosevelt Jr. was the oldest man and the only general to participate in the first wave of …

Army Veteran Claude B. Widerman is today's Veteran of the Day.

#VeteranOfTheDay Army Veteran Claude B. Widerman

Posted on Thursday, September 26, 2019 11:30 amSeptember 23, 2019 Posted in Veteran of the Day by Harshini Ravi 1 comment 363 views

Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran Claude B. Widerman, who served during World War II from November …

Navy Veteran Gilbert Mays is today's Veteran of the Day.

#VeteranOfTheDay Navy Veteran Gilbert C. Mays

Posted on Sunday, September 22, 2019 11:30 amSeptember 16, 2019 Posted in Veteran of the Day by Savannah Labbe 401 views

Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Navy Veteran Gilbert C. Mays, who served as a pilot in the Pacific during …

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