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Written by Todd DePastino When we think of the Declaration of Independence, we picture a finished parchment proclaiming its famous line: “We hold these truths...
The Veterans Breakfast Club remembers with honor and gratitude Julian Moses, who passed away on May 31, 2025, at the age of 100. A Navy...
Can military records heal family wounds? In this emotional episode of the Veterans Breakfast Club series, historian and professional military records researcher Beth Reuschel of...
Written by Todd DePastino Over the past few days, Los Angeles has seen intense civil unrest following federal immigration raids. President Donald Trump responded by...
Written by John JC Miller What cadet didn’t want to become a pilot after graduation? I didn’t. How that came about makes for a somewhat...
WWII Navy veteran Windsong Blake turned 100 years old on June 1. Windsong joined the Navy at age sixteen during the height of the war....
Written by Todd DePastino If a nation’s flag represents something of a nation’s character, then our Stars and Stripes captures perfectly America’s dynamism and anticipation...
written by Marilyn Walton WWII Eighth Air Force historian and US POW expert, Marilyn Walton, has written a guide to viewing rare archival footage of...
Written by Bernie Friedenberg Bernie Friedenberg was an Army combat medic who landed on Omaha Beach on June 6, 1944, D-Day. In 2002, he returned...
Written by Bob Morabito This weekend, The Wall That Heals—a traveling, 3/4-size replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C.—is coming to Shaler Township,...
Written by Todd DePastino This is a story about an 18-year-old Marine killed on Okinawa in World War II and the efforts of two VBC...
Written by Colonel Chip Cobb, USA (ret) The story below came to us from VBC Member Colonel Chip Cobb, USA (ret), whose uncle, SSgt Dana...
