American heroes
Veteran of The Day 12-13-2025
Veteran of the Day Technician Fifth Grade John J. “Joe” Pinder Jr. United States Army16th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division (“The Big Red One”)World War II – Normandy Landings (D-Day) Born: June 6, 1912Hometown: McKees Rocks, PennsylvaniaKilled in Action: June 6, 1944Location: Omaha Beach, Normandy, France 🪖 Service & Sacrifice Technician Fifth Grade John J. […]
Veteran of The Day – 12-12-2025
Veteran of the Day — December 12, 2025 Chief Warrant Officer 4 Michael J. “Mike” Durant, U.S. Army (Ret.) Black Hawk Pilot – 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (“Night Stalkers”)Battle of Mogadishu, Somalia – October 3, 1993 Born: July 23, 1961 – Berlin, New Hampshire 🚁 From Small-Town New Hampshire to the Night Stalkers Michael […]
Veteran of The Day 12-11-2025
Veteran of the Day — December 11, 2025 Sergeant William Henry “Henry” Johnson United States Army – 369th Infantry Regiment (“Harlem Hellfighters”)World War I – Meuse–Argonne, FranceBorn: July 15, 1892 – Winston-Salem, North CarolinaDied: July 1, 1929 – Washington, D.C.Buried: Arlington National Cemetery 🌆 From Winston-Salem to Harlem’s Fighting Regiment William Henry Johnson was born […]
Veteran of The Day 12-9-2025
Veteran of the Day — December 9, 2025 Major Terrence Ernest “Terry” Giroux Jr., USAF (Ret.) United States Navy & United States Air ForceIntelligence Officer • International Training Leader • Community ServantJune 23, 1948 – June 5, 2019Hometown: Born in Haverhill, Massachusetts • Longtime resident of San Angelo, Texas ✈️ A Life of Service in […]
Veteran of The Day Pearl Harbor
Veteran of the Day — December 7, 2025 Cook Third Class Doris “Dorie” Miller United States NavyUSS West Virginia (BB-48) – Pearl HarborOctober 12, 1919 – November 24, 1943Hometown: Waco, Texas ⚓ From Texas Farm Boy to Battleship Sailor Doris “Dorie” Miller was born on October 12, 1919, in Waco, Texas, the son of sharecroppers […]