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Veteran of The Day 1-27-26
VETERAN OF THE DAYJanuary 27, 2026 GYSGT MICHEAL ALLEN MIKITISU.S. MARINE CORPSSeptember 20, 1934 – January 27, 1968KILLED IN ACTION | VIETNAM WAR BASIC INFORMATIONName: Micheal Allen Mikitis Rank: Gunnery Sergeant (GySgt) Branch: United States Marine Corps Home of Record: Lakewood, Ohio (Cuyahoga County) Date of Birth: September 20, 1934 Date of Death (Date of […]
Veteran of The Day 1-17-26
Staff Sergeant John Ortiz United States ArmyTank Commander, Company H, 2nd Squadron, 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment (“Blackhorse”) Home of Record: Chicago, IllinoisBorn: August 23, 1936 Date Killed in Action: January 17, 1968 Vietnam Veterans Memorial: Panel 34E, Line 63 Service and Sacrifice On January 17, 1968, Staff Sergeant Ortiz distinguished himself during Operation Fargo in […]
Veteran of The Day 1-2-2026
Specialist Four (SP4) Eldon Garamillo United States ArmyCompany C, 3rd Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment25th Infantry Division (3rd Brigade) Born: February 10, 1944 Home of Record: Overton, Nebraska Killed in Action: January 2, 1968Casualty Province: Tây Ninh, South Vietnam Vietnam Veterans Memorial: Panel 33E, Line 18 Service and Sacrifice SP4 Eldon Garamillo served with the 25th […]
Veteran of The Day 12-26-2025
Veteran of the Day — December 26, 2025 Ralph Wurtz United States Air ForceVietnam Veteran Born: March 11, 1943Hometown at Passing: Aynor, South Carolina Passed: December 6, 2025 Service to Country Ralph Wurtz was a proud United States Air Force Vietnam Veteran, serving his country from 1960 to 1980. That’s twenty years in uniform, spanning […]
First Lieutenant Ernest James Stidham
Veteran of the Day — December 23, 2025 United States ArmyCompany C, 4th Battalion, 9th Infantry Regiment (“Manchus”), 25th Infantry Division (USARV) Born: March 14, 1943 Home of Record: Carmichael, California Killed in Action: December 22, 1968Casualty Province: Tây Ninh, South Vietnam Vietnam Veterans Memorial: Panel 36W, Line 66 Service & Sacrifice First Lieutenant Ernest […]