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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...
Written by Jim McStay An aerial view of Diego Garcia island, 2013 (USN) In 1973, Navy SeaBees on the tiny island of Diego Garcia faced...
Written by Todd DePastino First airplane takeoff from a warship Eugene Burton Ely flies his Curtiss pusher biplane from USS Birmingham (Scout Cruiser No. 2),...
Exclusively written for VeteransBreakfastClub.org By: Regina Jaliyah Source: Pexels Entering the labor force isn’t always easy for veterans. Once they leave the service, they face...
Written by Honors Leadership students at the Community College of Allegheny County CCAC Honors Students Jenna Beech and Bridget Sluka listen to veterans sharing stories at VBC...
Written by Todd DePastino What’s the proper punctuation of “Veterans Day”? It’s a question of grammar. Keep in mind, grammar is arbitrary and often doesn’t...
Written by Shaun Hall Between Enlisted and regular Officers sits a strange thing called a “Warrant Officer.” Warrant Officers get saluted and are called “sir,”...
Written by Beth Reuschel Beth Reuschel is a professional military records researcher who helps families discover their legacies of service. The VBC is partnering with...
Sixty years ago, a U–2 spy plane spotted Intermediate Range and Medium Range Ballistic Missiles on Cuba, triggering an international crisis that brought the world...
