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by Wayne Wade Richard “Dick” Cavazos commanded the 1st Battalion, 18th Infantry Regiment—the “Dogface Battalion”—in Vietnam before becoming the Army’s first Hispanic four-star general. Wayne...
Navy Cold War submarine veteran Gene Rutter recently shared this story, which was published in The Silent Service Remembers, Volume 3 by Charles and Frank...
By Todd DePastino Author Jack Cheevers piqued my curiosity the other week when, on our VBC LIVE, he talked about the infamous “Green Light Cable”...
By Don Wolfe One of the greatest gifts I took home from Vietnam was lifelong friendship. I want to tell you about one of those...
By Richard Berliner Richard Berliner’s new book, A Different Journey: Vietnam 1965–1973 offers the rare perspective of an American civilian aid worker who lived, traveled,...
By Todd DePastino One of the most unforgettable moments of VBC StoryFest 2026 is coming to Morgantown, West Virginia. We hope you’ll join us there!...
On June 11, 2026, the Veterans Breakfast Club celebrated a milestone nearly two decades in the making: the opening of its first-ever brick-and-mortar home. Located...
By Daria Sommers We’re grateful to Aspects of History for allowing this re-post of Daria’s article about the history behind her novel. The piece first...
By Jack Cheevers Jack Cheevers is the author of Act of War: Lyndon Johnson, North Korea, and the Capture of the Spy Ship Pueblo, winner...
Andrew McCaffrey with two of his children. (The McCaffrey Family) By Matt Cahill Matt Cahill is the Founder and Executive Chair of Green Star Families....
By Nate Webster Nate Webster grew up in Uniontown, Pennsylvania, and graduated from West Point in 2011. He commissioned as an infantry officer and served...
The wars that followed September 11, 2001, produced a generation of Americans whose lives were shaped by events that began on a single morning and...
