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  • Honoring Veterans: Army Veteran Marìa Inéz Ortiz

    Honoring Veterans: Army Veteran Marìa Inéz Ortiz

    This week's Honoring Veterans Spotlight honors the service of Army Veteran Maria Inez Ortiz, who served in Iraq.

  • Honoring Veterans: Air Force Veteran James R. Nichols

    Honoring Veterans: Air Force Veteran James R. Nichols

    This week’s Honoring Veterans Spotlight honors the service of Air Force Veteran James Nichols, who received a Silver Star as a pilot in Vietnam.

  • Honoring Veterans: Army Veteran Joseph Lloreda Jr.

    Honoring Veterans: Army Veteran Joseph Lloreda Jr.

    This week’s Honoring Veterans Spotlight honors the service of Army Veteran Joseph Lloreda Jr., who served from 1942 to 1944 during World War II.

  • Honoring Veterans: Army Veteran Brian F. Piercy

    Honoring Veterans: Army Veteran Brian F. Piercy

    This week’s Honoring Veterans Spotlight honors the service of Army Veteran Brian F. Piercy, who was Killed in Action in Afghanistan.

  • Honoring Veterans: Army Medical Corps Veteran Margaret Craighill

    Honoring Veterans: Army Medical Corps Veteran Margaret Craighill

    This week’s Honoring Veterans Spotlight honors the service of U.S. Army Medical Corps Veteran Margaret Craighill, who served during World War II.

  • Honoring Veterans: Army Air Corps & Air Force Veteran John Harold Pease

    Honoring Veterans: Army Air Corps & Air Force Veteran John Harold Pease

    This week’s Honoring Veterans Spotlight honors the service of Air Force Veteran John Harold Pease, who served as a fighter pilot in the Bomber Republic P-47 Thunderbolt during World War II.

  • Honoring Veterans: Air Force Veteran Jeannie Leavitt

    Honoring Veterans: Air Force Veteran Jeannie Leavitt

    This week’s Honoring Veterans Spotlight honors the service of Air Force Veteran Jeannie Leavitt, who was the Air Force’s first female fighter pilot, combat fighter wing commander and fighter aircraft weapons officer.

  • Honoring Veterans: Navy Veteran Loretta Walsh

    Honoring Veterans: Navy Veteran Loretta Walsh

    This week’s Honoring Veterans Spotlight honors the service of Navy Veteran Loretta Walsh, who served in WWI as the first enlisted woman in the U.S. military.

  • Honoring Veterans: Army Veteran Frank Cohn

    Honoring Veterans: Army Veteran Frank Cohn

    This week’s Honoring Veterans Spotlight honors the service of Army Veteran Frank Cohn, who served during World War II.

  • Honoring Veterans: Air Force Veteran Cookie Avvampato

    Honoring Veterans: Air Force Veteran Cookie Avvampato

    This week’s Honoring Veterans Spotlight honors the service of Air Force Veteran Cookie Avvampato, who served in Kuwait and Iraq.

  • Honoring Veterans: Army Veteran Cruz Roque-Vicens

    Honoring Veterans: Army Veteran Cruz Roque-Vicens

    This week’s Honoring Veterans Spotlight honors the service of Army Veteran Cruz Roque-Vicens. After serving as an engineer in Korea, Roque-Vicens went on to have a successful career as a sports journalist.

  • Honoring Veterans: Army Veteran Charles Barr

    Honoring Veterans: Army Veteran Charles Barr

    For National Parks Week, this week's #HonoringVeterans spotlight honors the service of Army Veteran and NPS employee Charles Barr.

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