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Written by Walter James De Mamiel (1920-2022) as told to Susan De Mamiel March 22, 2022 We recently received a memorial donation for Walter James De...
Written by Todd DePastino In 1976, President Gerald R. Ford urged Americans to celebrate February as Black History Month in order “to honor the too-often...
By Todd DePastino Kristian Clayton on VBC Happy Hour in August 2022 Quick action and old Air Force training made youth football coach Kristian Clayton...
Written by Bob MacPherson Retired Navy Chief Warrant Officer Two, Bob MacPherson, took umbrage with our VBC Magazine‘s article, “What Is a Warrant Officer?” “It...
By Todd DePastino Japanese glass net floats Before he died in 2013, WWII veteran Jack Purcell attended VBC events and shared his remarkable story of...
By Laura Naylor Colbert Laura Naylor Colbert in Baghdad 2003 (Laura Naylor Colbert) Laura Naylor Colbert appeared on VBC Happy Hour back in June to...
Written by Beth Reuschel In Part 1, military records researcher Beth Reuschel explained how to use wartime letters to create a timeline of your veteran’s service...
By Todd DePastino Marine veteran Andy Nigut and former NVA soldier embrace at the DMZ Nothing prepared me for the emotional impact of our first...
Written by Todd DePastino In 1942, the nation’s most popular entertainer took an obscure song from the year before and made it the best-selling record of...
Written by Bob Rabe Vietnam veteran Bob Rabe shares a beautiful Christmas moment from 1966. It seems like yesterday, December 25, 1966. While on patrol with...
Written by Jim McStay A B-52 flies over the beach at U-Tapao, ca. 1973 (Jim McStay) Navy P-3 Orion pilot Jim McStay recalls a long...
Written by Irene Harrell Irene Harrell with her grandfather, retired Air Force Col. Ron Standerfer Irene Harrell is a young writer who has attended our...
