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Pearl Harbor

  • #VeteranOfTheDay Navy Veteran Michael Giovenazzo

    #VeteranOfTheDay Navy Veteran Michael Giovenazzo

    Today's #VeteranOfTheDay is Navy Veteran Michael Giovenazzo, who died during the attack on Pearl Harbor.

  • From tragedy to triumph: Healing America’s senior Veterans

    From tragedy to triumph: Healing America’s senior Veterans

    “Take your mess and make it your message.” This adage resonates deeply with my experience growing up as the daughter of one of America's Veterans, a World War II father who suffered from PTSD.

  • #VeteranOfTheDay Lieutenant Commander George Gay

    #VeteranOfTheDay Lieutenant Commander George Gay

    Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Navy Veteran Lt. Cmdr. George Gay, who was the sole survivor of the USS Hornet-based planes during the Battle of Midway.

  • #HonoringVets video: Pearl Harbor

    #HonoringVets video: Pearl Harbor

    This year marks the 81st anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor.

  • Air Force Veteran, 90, plays Taps on Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day

    Air Force Veteran, 90, plays Taps on Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day

    Air Force Veteran John Gordon, 90, plays Taps at Martinsburg VA on Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day. “Not about me. It’s about them.”

  • #VeteranOfTheDay Army Veteran Herb Elfring

    #VeteranOfTheDay Army Veteran Herb Elfring

    Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran Herb Elfring, who served during World War II and is one of the last remaining survivors of the Pearl Harbor attack.

  • Abby’s Pearl Harbor Day to Remember

    Abby’s Pearl Harbor Day to Remember

    Abby Laterza, 85, reflects on her memories of the Pearl Harbor attack as a four year old… and the heroic actions of her father.

  • America250: Navy Veteran John William Finn

    America250: Navy Veteran John William Finn

    This week’s America250 salute is Navy Veteran John Finn, who received a Medal of Honor during the attack on Pearl Harbor.

  • #VeteranOfTheDay Army and Air Force Veteran Louis Rocha

    #VeteranOfTheDay Army and Air Force Veteran Louis Rocha

    Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army and Air Force Veteran Louis Rocha. Rocha served during the Korean War as the noncommissioned officer in charge of radio operations for an Air Force detachment.

  • #VeteranOfTheDay Army Air Corps Veteran Francis S. “Gabby” Gabreski

    #VeteranOfTheDay Army Air Corps Veteran Francis S. “Gabby” Gabreski

    Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Air Corps Veteran Francis S. “Gabby” Gabreski. Gabreski was an ace in both World War II and the Korean War.

  • #VeteranOfTheDay Army Veteran Monica Benning

    #VeteranOfTheDay Army Veteran Monica Benning

    Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran Monica Benning, who took care of patients as a nurse during the attack on Pearl Harbor Dec. 7, 1941.

  • #VeteranOfTheDay Navy Veteran Joseph Norman “Jack” Holder

    #VeteranOfTheDay Navy Veteran Joseph Norman “Jack” Holder

    On his 100th birthday, today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Navy Veteran Joseph Norman “Jack” Holder, a survivor from the attack on Pearl Harbor.

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