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This year marks the 100th anniversary of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. Though soldiers walked the mat from the beginning, it wasn’t until 1937...
If you’re looking for something to smile about, watch this 3-minute news piece from WMTV Channel 15 in Madison, Wisconsin, on our own 13-year-old Henry...
Two Sundays ago, during a game against the visiting Raiders, the Pittsburgh Steelers honored WWII Navy veteran Julia Parsons on the field for her working...
Thank you to Navy veteran Chris Pirollo for telling us about the San Diego Web Cam, which is really a collection of webcam views that...
by Todd DePastino (Smithsonian) The most famous stuffed pigeon in history has one leg, one eye and resides at the Smithsonian Institution, an artifact of...
The answer is yes, though what we call a “vaccine” didn’t exist in 1777. Instead, people protected themselves from the deadly smallpox virus by inhaling...
Historian Stephen Taaffe, author of Marshall and His Generals, joins us on Greatest Generation Live to discuss how General George C. Marshall, chief of staff...
(Library of Congress) Ed Kolasinski (Dave Kolasinski) Dave Kolasinski emailed to say he’d recently discovered his father’s “little black book” from WWII. Included were names...
September 6, 2021 It’s important that veterans are provided with resources when they need help. The number of veterans reaching out to the VA’s Veterans...
This video clip of Russian airborne troops sliding off the wing of a Soviet heavy bomber in 1937 seems almost comical, as if it’s some...
In honor of National POW/MIA Recognition Day, we welcome David and Mike Logan to our VBC Happy Hour to talk about their father, B-29 pilot...
September 30 – October 1, 2021 $289 (double occupancy; $60 single supplement) Join us on our overnight trip to tour the new National Museum of the...
