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Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran Stephen Earle Buyer. Stephen served during the Persian Gulf War.
Stephen was born in Rensselaer, Indiana, in 1958, and grew up along the banks of the Tippecanoe River. In 1976, when he graduated from High School, Stephen entered The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina. After completing his officer's basic course in San Antonio, Texas, Stephen obtained a law degree from Valparaiso University School of Law while staying in ...the reserves.
Following law school, Stephen transferred to the Judge Advocate General Corps and went on active duty from 1984 to 1987. In the fall of 1990, Stephen was again called to active duty on three days notice to participate in Operation Desert Storm. During Desert Storm, he served as an Operational Law Judge Advocate, providing legal counsel to service units in combat zone. He also provided advice drawing from the Geneva Convention related to the treatment of Prisoners of War and refugees.
Stephen returned home in June 1991. The next November, he was elected to the U.S. House of Representative. He served as U.S. Representative for Indiana’s 5th district from 1992-2003, and U.S. Representative for Indiana’s 4th district from 2003-2011.
Thank you for your service, Stephen!
If you know what number you’re calling – keep calling it. None of the existing VA numbers will go away. The future vision is that 1-844-MyVA311 will become a 24/7 one-stop platform for all VA services.
Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Llewellyn H. Baxter.
He began his Air Force career at 18 in 1941 and trained as a navigator and bombardier.
In late 1942 he completed US Army Signal Corps training and was recruited to become a pilot. He was commissioned and began training to fly the B-24.
...A short while later, he started flying combat missions over Germany. He was shot down over Germany, but managed to land his crippled bomber in Belgium. He was held in Germany as a Prisoner of War from November 1944 until May 1945.
Lew went on to fly missions and support troops in Korea and Vietnam.
He medically discharged from the Air Force in 1968.
Lew passed away in October 2010.
We honor his service.
Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran Alvie L. Brewer
Alvie L. Brewer served in the Army for 24 years on active duty and one year in the Reserve. During his military career he would see combat action across three wars: World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War.
Drafted into service, his initial days were challenging. He recalls being terribly homesick and the difficulty of getting through basic training. However his determination and desire to succeed eventuall...y saw him through. He was then sent to the Philippine Islands towards the end of the war as part of 1st Regiment, 6th Infantry Division. During the Korean War, he served with the 377th Transportation Truck Company. Alvie then went on to serve with the 1st Air Cavalry Division during the Vietnam War.
For his service across the three wars, he received numerous medals and citations including two Bronze Star Medals and Army Commendation Medal.
Thank you for your service, Alvie!
Micah Fink is gathering combat Veterans in the backwoods of Montana with a fleet of horses and plenty of survival gear. The aim: to change the way soldiers re-enter civilian life.
Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA), U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs is excited to announce that Veterans and Servicemembers will now be able to apply for their GI Bill benefits online at Vets.gov.
Veterans and Servicemembers are now able to apply for their GI Bill benefits online at Vets.gov.
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Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Cesar Jesus Visurraga.
Cesar served in the Army from 2005 to 2013.
He was an Army Nurse Officer serving in Walter Reed Army Medical Center.
...Cesar deployed to Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom in 2007 with the 86th Combat Support Hospital. There he served as Head Nurse, Charge Nurse, and a critical care nurse.
After that experience, he went back to school to become a Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist. He currently serves proudly as a CRNA for the Department of Veterans Affairs.
Thank you for your service, Cesar!
Vets.gov provides Veterans with the online tools they need to interact with VA, bringing the multiple websites you use to do things – such as applying for health or education benefits, getting career assistance or checking on your disability claim – into one place.
Vets.gov includes 39 product features that improve Veteran online access to benefits including health care, education, employment and disability benefits.
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For this week’s State of Women Veterans blog, we speak with Ginger Miller, founder and CEO of Women Veterans Interactive, a nonprofit dedicated to serving women Veterans that partnered with VA on this campaign.
Honoring those who served.
Thank you to All Hands Magazine for sharing your video. #VeteransDay2016 #HonoringVets
On this week's podcast, join us for the story of Medal of Honor recipient Michael Fitzmaurice, an interview with Army Veteran and VA Secretary Bob McDonald, an introduction to Vets.gov and our Veteran of the Day.
As we pay tribute to your service, we encourage you to find out more about the benefits that may be available to you and your loved ones: Explore.VA.gov #VeteransDay #HonoringVets
Hershel “Woody” Williams does not remember most of the Battle of Iwo Jima.
After he took out the first pillbox, he does not remember how he returned to his station five more times over a period of four hours to retrieve serviced flamethrowers and continued to take out pillbox after pillbox. For those actions, Williams would be awarded the Medal of Honor. #HonoringVets
At VA, we honor all who served.
We encourage you to find out more about the benefits that may be available to you and your loved ones: Explore.VA.gov #VeteransDay
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The Veterans Day National Ceremony is held each year on November 11th at Arlington National Cemetery. Watch the ceremony from the Memorial Amphitheater as we honor and thank all who served in the United States Armed Forces.
On this Veterans Day 2016 - and every day - we share thanks and gratitude for America's Veterans. #HonoringVets
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