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Written by Todd DePastino Friday night High School football games are not just customary in Western Pennsylvania. They are nearly sacred community rites. Dana Tabay...
Passage of the Camp Lejeune Justice Act as part of the larger PACT Act has focused attention once again on the contaminated water at the...
← BACK TO VBC BLOGWhy Didn’t Marines Wear Helmet Bands in Vietnam? The Army called it “Band, Helmet, Camouflage, US” and issued it to soldiers...
Aboard the USS Missouri On September 2, 1945, Admiral “Bull” Halsey’s Fleet “Aerologist” (Navy-speak for meteorologist) borrowed a camera and shot the only color footage...
The Pittsburgh Pirates honored the Veterans Breakfast Club at PNC Park on Monday night’s game against the Atlanta Braves. Pirates Charities highlight sthe VBC’s work...
Simple question. Complicated answer. That’s often how history works.Victor Jorgensen photo, Times Square, August 14, 1945 (National Archives) August 14 is the anniversary of V-J...
← BACK TO VBC BLOGRemembering Major League Baseball’s Purple Heart Pitcher, Lou Brissie Shredded by a German artillery shell, Cpl. Lou Brissie refused to allow...
← BACK TO VBC BLOGWhen Veterans Stormed the Capital: The March of the Bonus Army of 1932, part 2 On July 28, 1932, General Douglas...
← BACK TO VBC BLOGThis Day in History: The National Personnel Records Center Fire in St. Louis 17 million veterans’ files burned up in the devastating...
← BACK TO VBC BLOGWhen Veterans Stormed the Capital: The March of the Bonus Army of 1932, part 1 On July 28, 1932, General Douglas...
← BACK TO VBC BLOGIn last week’s VBC Bulletin, we linked to a War History Online story on drop tank canoes: detachable light-metal external fuel...
Todd DePastino Our nation’s July 4th birthday has a fascinating history that runs deeper than backyard barbeques and gaudy fireworks. Here are Five Things You...
