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Written by Todd DePastino An army may march on its stomach, as Napoleon supposedly said, but it functions on its paperwork. Modern armies are large...
Written by Lori S. Stewart Army WAC Vietnam veteran Pat Jernigan passed along this fascinating obituary of Doris “Lucki” Allen, written by Lori S. Stewart,...
Map of Allied bombing targets during Operation Argument “Big Week,” February 20-26, 1944 (USAAF) Glenn Flickinger with Todd DePastino World War II in Europe was...
The series gives the viewer an up-close-and-terrifyingly-personal vantage on the air war over Europe in WWII (Apple TV+) written by Glenn Flickinger As history, Apple...
B-24 Ball Turret Gunner, 1944 (IWM) written by Bob Podurgiel Writer and journalist Bob Podurgiel befriended WWII Ball Turret Gunner Santo Magliocca in the 1990s,...
Ed in his P-47, 1944 written by Edwin Cottrell At 102-years-old, North Carolina resident Ed Cottrell regularly attends our Monday and Thursday night virtual Zoom...
Written by Bob Connor VBC veteran Bob Connor served with the U.S. Air Force in Vietnam War and has been assisting the Vietnamese government with...
Publicity photo taken in the cockpit of Harry’s P-51 at Ramitelli Air Base in Italy after his April 1, 1945, mission when he shot down...
B-17 flies through heavy flak to Ludwigshafen, Germany, September 1944 (USAAF) written by Steve Snyder VBC member and guest Steve Snyder is author of Shot...
A B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-5718) nicknamed “The Widow Maker” of the 94th Bomb Group in flight (Wikimedia Commons) written by Todd DePastino “What...
Earlier this year, actor Austin Butler appeared on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert and said the best part of starring as “Buck” Cleven in...
Written by Todd DePastino On March 13, 2023, the Veterans Breakfast Club held a special program in honor of Canine Veterans Day. Three veteran dog...
