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Written by Todd DePastino The VBC returned from its trip to Karlovac, Croatia, to meet with veterans of the Croatian War of Independence, 1991-1995, and...
Written by Lee Kikel James M. Gavin (National Archives) VBC member Lee Kikel wrote a book, Perseverance: One Holocaust Survivor’s Journey from Poland to America,...
Tom Pennie in Vietnam Written by Tom Pennie Steve Hecht teaches writing at LaRoche University in Pittsburgh. Last fall, he had Vietnam veteran Tom Pennie...
Photos by Gary Yon Rarely do we post photos of our recent VBC storytelling events, but, then again, we don’t usually have a photographer of...
Written by 1st Sgt. Thomas J. Korenich, 1st Infantry Division, World War II Carole Popchock sent me this moving tribute written by her father, Thomas...
Written by Captain John R. Manning John R. Manning was a combat officer with the 319th Glider Infantry Regiment in World War II. His story,...
Written by Todd DePastino When it comes to cities in Croatia, you might be able to name medieval Dbrovnik, the capital Zagreb, or perhaps the...
Written by Todd DePastino At our recent event at Grist House Brewing, Vietnam Air Force veteran Larry Woods showed me an unusual commemorative coin about...
Written by Todd DePastino If you travel through Terminal 2, Concourse B of one of the busiest airports in the world, you can learn in...
Written by Todd DePastino VBC members Becky Nyren and Andy Nigut, with USAF EOD veteran Charlie Warner III, present a wreath in memory of the...
Written by Todd DePastino We’ve all learned to be skeptical of social media truths, so when Betty sent me the following screenshot of a claim...
Written by Ben D. Martin In 2022, I wrote a post arguing that we should celebrate Independence Day on July 2nd, since that’s when the...
