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On Monday night, April 19 at 7:00pm, we will welcome two WWII veterans, 99-year-old Phil Horowitz in Florida and 92-year-old Harry Miller in Manchester, PA....
By Jim Lutz Tachikawa, Japan, in the spring of 1957, was the wettest place on earth. It rained non-stop for weeks at a time. Everything...
Almost two years after she moved from Pittsburgh to Franklin, Tennessee, Jean Link has joined us again for our Veterans Breakfast Club events, this time...
President Dwight D. Eisenhower during the President’s News Conference, April 7, 1954 On April 7, 1954, President Dwight Eisenhower  answered a press conference reporter’s question...
Last week, we sent out 100 Welcome Home Boxes to Vietnam Veterans for our Vietnam Veterans Day Recognition. Next week, we plan to send out...
Todd’s note: April Fool’s Day is terrible for exceedingly gullible people like me. My wife tricks me every year. But I must admit the day...
The last three iterations, left to right, of the USAF uniform (U.S. Air Force photo / Airman 1st Class Spencer Tobler) Yesterday, the Air Force...
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Courtesy of Pete Mecca’s Veteran’s Story website archive. “Death, like a great eagle, flew over Vietnam and picked out its prey. What a waste.” –...
By Todd DePastino Thirty-two years ago, Congress designated March 25 as “Medal of Honor Day” to recognize those who have earned the highest decoration for...
Image from Royal Museums Greenwich Last Wednesday morning, Vietnam veteran Clem Blazewick asked our Navy vets why ships zig-zagged across the Atlantic in World War...
As told to Todd DePastino Julia Parsons is the last surviving codebreaker of World War II. On March 2, 2025, she will turn 104 years...