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Written by Todd DePastino For generations, we thought we knew who wrote the American Pledge of Allegiance. Baptist minister Francis Bellamy claimed and was awarded...
Written by John Duresky After we ran our VBC Magazine piece asking “When is V-J Day?” I heard from historian John Duresky, co-author (with David...
Written by Todd DePastino Retired Navy Captain Bill Dempsey recently recalled to me a horrific fire on September 24, 1965 at a US Navy signals collection...
On the morning of May 25, 1990, Major Archie E. “Gene” Stuart lifted the nose of his F-16A Fighting Falcon off the runway at Moody...
On July 20, 2025, the Air Force reported that Airman Brayden Lovan, 21, died at F.E. Warren AFB when an M18 spontaneously discharged while he...
One of the great things of working with veterans and their families is hearing stories that don’t make it into textbooks. For those of us...
Below is the story of Marvin C. Wolfe, a paratrooper with the 101st Airborne Division, 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment, 3rd Battalion, Company I. Marvin fought...
The VBC–and the world–lost one of its most beloved veterans ever to share his story with us. Jake Larson—decorated World War II veteran and unlikely...
Cecilia Gaerlan, Executive Director of the Bataan Legacy Historical Society, emailed us to let us know that a bill has been introduced in the U.S....
Shoichi Yokoi as a young Army Sgt. A tailor by trade, he was conscripted in 1941. In 1944, after U.S. forces retook Guam, he was...
Written by Jeanne “Sam” Christie (with Todd DePastino) When I left Vietnam in 1968, I packed away the experience like a duffel bag and moved...
Written by Brock Cornell Gold Star Wife and VBC Member Becky Nyren shared this extraordinary essay written by high school senior Brock Cornell. Brock had...
