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Draftees from Memphis, Tennessee, including Elvis Presley, are sworn in by Maj. Elbert P. Turner on March 24, 1958 (AP) by Todd DePastino Each year,...

by George Kokiko George Kokiko attended our storytelling programs often in the early days of the Veterans Breakfast Club. He never shared his story, but...

The Military Mission of Beaver County is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit based in Beaver, PA, dedicated to sending care packages to deployed U.S. military personnel. We...

By James Thunder Jerome R. Daly, the helicopter pilot who became a Catholic priest, flew 2,000 hours in three tours. He earned 80 (this is...

Despite knowing Army veteran Ray Brendel for many years, we had never heard his story until recently. Ray, who served as a finance clerk at...

Army Captain Drew Ferguson was one remarkable Green Beret. Before serving as a Team Leader in Special Forces in Afghanistan, he had spent 14 months...

We recently heard from a new non-profit in Central Pennsylvania called the Boots to Health Foundation. Boots to Health supports local Veterans in improving their physical,...

General George C. Marshall (1945) Vietnam Army Veteran Frank Sciullo recently shared a letter written by WWII Army Chief of Staff General George C. Marshall...

WWII Navy WAVE Julia Parsons will turn 104 years old on March 2, 2025. Please help us celebrate and honor her by sending her a...

by Bill Spanos Before Vietnam Veteran Bill Spanos served as a US Army advisor to the South Vietnamese Army, he was a member of “The...

by Todd DePastino D-Day Veteran Warren Goss yesterday told a group of us that he still carries a letter his mother wrote to him in...

by Jo Ann Bennett We received the following from a VBC Magazine reader who served as a nurse in Philadelphia. Jo Ann’s father was both...