Honoring #MyVeteran: 17 Photos of Your Heroes

Each year, we ask you to submit photos of the veterans you love and cherish.

We are flooded with photos of your sons, daughters, husbands, wives, grandparents and more. From those currently serving overseas to as far back as World War I, your tributes are important reminders that our freedom is hard won.

This week, we published a story about a Vietnam War draftee, who just retired after more than 40 years of service. Yesterday, we celebrated the 239th birthday of the U.S. Marine Corps with some amazing photos of Marines in action. We honor veterans every day at The Daily Signal, but today it's about your loved ones.

Thanks to so many who submitted their photos. Here are some of our favorites.

In honor of Veterans Day this week I'd like to share a pic of ?#MyVeteran .This is one of my favorite homecoming pics of Nick and the kids. It's a day none of us will ever forget. Surprising them seemed a little crazy but it was so awesome to see their raw emotions and feel the love they have for their dad. Thank you Nick for your 11 years of service, the three deployments, the countless hours of training, and everything you've sacrificed for not only our family but for this country.

A photo posted by Crystal Moore (@crysmoore7) on Nov 11, 2014 at 12:00am PST

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@Heritage #MyVeteran My great uncle (L) my grandfather (R) served in WWII. Grandfather was B24 navigator in Europe. pic.twitter.com/RRBU0FeYXj — Eric D Johnson (@EJ_in_Texas) November 10, 2014

@Heritage #MyVeteran 1963 after completing AIT as an emergency room tech at Fort Sam Huston. He was 19 years old. pic.twitter.com/86AKcs1rPz — Hugh M (@UncleHubie) November 10, 2014

@Heritage @KLMPJR Lewis P. Fern…. 501, 502, 504! Gone but not forgotten! pic.twitter.com/DG3v681M0X — Cyndi Todd (@cyndi_todd) November 10, 2014

@Heritage This is my dad, a Marine. He is now in heaven watching over us. Semper Fi! pic.twitter.com/Gr2SgFinwf — Pammie for USA (@Plmoore1027) November 10, 2014

.@DailySignal My great Uncle Bill, a Marine, with one of his buddies! EPIC picture 🙂 #WWII #MyVeteran pic.twitter.com/mR8c55eiDJ — Katherine Rosario (@KathMaryRosario) November 10, 2014

From our fall Honor Flight. Love our WWII vets! #MyVeteran pic.twitter.com/fXF75nhXRT — Andrea Plunkett (@AndreaPlunkett) November 10, 2014

#VeteransDay Lucy Coffey 108 – nation’s oldest living female military veteran – WWII – WAC. Earned 2 Bronze Stars. pic.twitter.com/7mAjv7WgK6

— Tom T. (@VRWCTexan) November 11, 2014

#VeteransDay #MyVeteran My fav veteran is my son Adam, who serves in the National Guard & served in the Army 3 yrs. pic.twitter.com/ccTPYAMZEB — Bob Daveant (@bobdaveant) November 11, 2014

@DailySignal @FTR__Radio #MyVeteran Raymond Oliver WW2 US Army Pacific Theater pic.twitter.com/xy8xMkxPKM

— Keith Oliver (@KeithOliver09) November 10, 2014

Kerry-Kim Sauls James This is a picture of my Mom and Dad they were stationed in Pearl Harbor Dec 7th 1941 this was taken the evening of Dec 6th 1941: 

Marilyn Schreiber Young Capt. Alice Green Schreiber, WWII, Army, nurse, served in Phillipines and New Guina. My Mom. 5/19/21-6/4/13

Terry D. Harrison My mom and dad…1944. Just before they married…then dad went back to the Pacific Theater..Martel and Berniece Harrison.

#MyVeteran @thedailysignal My husband EO1 Gary T Rovinski USN. KIA Al Anbar, Iraq 05 June 2006. Forever in our hearts.

A photo posted by Jenifer Rovinski (@ferski61) on Nov 11, 2014 at 5:04pm PST

 

My beloved grandfather, Richard Taylor, served in the Air Force during the 1940's. #MyVeteran @thedailysignal #Hero #VeteransDay #Family A photo posted by Heidi Cady (@hgcady) on Nov 11, 2014 at 4:49pm PST

#myveteran #thankyou

A photo posted by Cheyenne Jeanetta (@chevygirl315) on Nov 11, 2014 at 9:17pm PST

My own personal hero. Happy Veterans Day! #MyVeteran

A photo posted by Dalynne Harris (@dalynne_harris07) on Nov 11, 2014 at 2:06am PST