Purple Heart finds home in library special collection
A great story about how VA, a Purple Heart organization…and the internet…helped the relative of a WWII …
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#VeteranOfTheDay Army Veteran Tony Bennett
On his 94th birthday, today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran Tony Bennett, who served in the 63rd …
#VeteranOfTheDay Army Veteran John Powell
Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran John Powell, who landed on Omaha Beach 17 days after D-Day and …
The story of NCA’s Presidential Memorial Certificate
The Presidential Memorial Certificate (PMC) is a signature memento the National Cemetery Administration …
#VeteranOfTheDay United States Army Air Corps and Air Force Veteran Howard C. McDonald
United States Army Air Corps and Air Force Veteran Howard C. McDonald served during World War II from 1940 …
A WWII Veteran’s 100-year journey
William “Ray” Painter lives just 25 miles south of where he was born in Steele’s Tavern, Virginia – …
WWII Veteran to return to Normandy after 75 years
Jake Larson, a World War II Veteran, will be returning to Normandy, France this June after 75 years.
Fooling the enemy: Ingersoll creates WWII “Ghost Army”
Ralph Ingersoll served during World War II and was the creator of the Ghost Army.
Medic recalls landing on Omaha Beach and the profound impact on his life
On the 74th anniversary of D-Day, Penobscot tribal elder Charles Norman Shay returns to the beaches of the …
#VeteranOfTheDay Coast Guard Veteran Miles P. Nesbitt
U.S. Coast Guard Veteran Miles P. Nesbitt served during World War II from 1942 to 1946 as a quartermaster …
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