Published on November 27, 2017
Aboard the International Space Station, Expedition 53 Commander Randy Bresnik, a retired Marine Corps Colonel, Flight Engineers Mark Vande Hei, a retired Army Colonel and Flight Engineer Joe Acaba, a former Marine reservist, paid tribute to veterans who have served the United States in the name of freedom during a downlink message recorded on Nov. 2. The three NASA astronauts asked that veterans never be forgotten, or their sacrifices to maintain democracy and freedom for all Americans.
