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By Todd DePastino The First World War had barely begun when, on a frozen stretch of Belgium in December 1914, something extraordinary happened. Thousands of...

By Todd DePastino On November 3, 2025, Navy Corpsman Steve Giordano joined our Open Conversation livestream, and shared some of his story of serving aboard...

By Todd DePastino For more than thirty years, Vietnam veteran and artist Thomas Morrissey has been trying to build a proper Vietnam War memorial in...

By Todd DePastino Thanksgiving 1950. Huge snowstorm in Pittsburgh. “Mild Blizzard” in Chicago. And, in Korea, hope for a quick end to war. General Douglas...

By James Matsuoka If you find yourself driving on Route 66 in the high desert Colorado Plateau passing through Gallup, New Mexico, consider stopping at...

By Todd DePastino The release of the movie Nuremberg coincides with the 80th anniversary of the opening of the famous Nazi War Crimes trial on...

By Colonel (Ret.) Dr. Peter M. Tan We are pleased to announce that Army Colonel and VBC Member, Dr. Peter Tan was inducted into the...

By Todd DePastino Every Marine celebrates the USMC’s birthday on November 10. Some attend balls with cakes, swords and special messages from the Commandant and...

By Kevin Horgan VBC Marine veteran from Atlanta, Kevin Horgan, is publishing his 6th book, CORPS TO CORPORATE, Your USMC Transition Made Simple, and it is available on...

June 2025: D-Day veteran Warren Goss, age 100, reunites in Normandy with Simone Phillipe, age 96—the farm girl who hid him from a German patrol...

PITTSBURGH, PA — The Veterans Breakfast Club (VBC) proudly announces that retired Marine Corps Colonel Brad Washabaugh, a distinguished member of its Board of Directors, has been...

By Major (Ret.) Terri Swank, U.S. Army and Ohio National Guard, 1979–2015 We’re thrilled to announce that Army veteran Terri Swank, a longtime and beloved...


