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Written by Todd DePastino Manchu: A Brotherhood of Sacrifice is a new documentary film that chronicles the Vietnam War through the eyes of the U.S....
Image via Pexels Written by Sidney Allen of CiviliansforVets.org Leaving military service often marks the beginning of a new journey. For many veterans, that journey...
Written by Todd DePastino One of the oldest World War II veterans in the world passed away on April 6 at age 108. Bill Monfort...
Written by Todd DePastino Vietnam Veteran Bob Reilly has collaborated with musician Joe Mangold to create the song “Come Home My Vietnam Vets.” The song...
Written by Todd DePastino WWII veteran Ed Cottrell passed away quietly on March 28, 2025, after just a couple weeks in hospice. He was 103...
Written by Will Bardenwerper Will Bardenwerper served as an Airborne Ranger-qualified infantry officer in Iraq and came on our Veterans Breakfast Club program in 2023...
Written by Milan Omar Georgia, Jr. I graduated from high school in June 1966, and by November 1967, I had been drafted into the U.S....
Written by Sidney Allen of CiviliansforVets.org Service members, veterans, and their families carry the weight of protecting our country’s freedoms – so it’s our duty...
Carole Wagener has just completed a screenplay, The Girl with the Dark Red Hair, a fictionalized spin-off from her and her husband’s dual Vietnam War...
Mike Kelley in Nha Trang, Vietnam, 1966 (Michael L. Kelley) by Michael L. Kelley Army veteran Mike Kelley is the “Gunner” half of the superbly-written...
Lt. Gen. David Petraeus walks through a Bagdad market as part of his. “hearts and mind” outreach in March 2007 (US Army) by Todd DePastino...
We are lucky at the VBC to count renowned vocalist, pianist, and performer Donna Groom among our members. Donna is best known as the lead...
