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By Charlotte Crosswhite The Army Security Agency (ASA) was a unique military experience. Whether you served in small assignments, large field stations, or combat situations,...
By Larry Hertzberg During the summer after my freshman year of college, I stayed at home, doing little more than hanging out with friends, drinking,...
“…a riveting story of the mid-20th century bomber era and those that performed the mission.” General Norton “Norty” Schwartz, USAF, Retired, former Chief of Staff,...
On Veterans Day 2022, reporter Steve Mellon of the Pittsburgh Union Progress published a remarkable story about a hidden hillside cemetery in Ross Township where...
We said goodbye to one of our most memorable and famous VBC veterans, John “Lucky” Luckadoo, who was the last surviving pilot from World War...
by Mary Klepper This weekend as I was driving through Virginia, I passed several Civil War battlefields. I started humming and it took a second...
Image: Freepik Coming home doesn’t always feel like coming down. For veterans, the shift from tactical alertness to domestic stillness can leave the body confused...
Written by Todd DePastino The history of the Pledge of Allegiance begins with the Grand Army of the Republic (G.A.R.), the nation’s first veterans organization,...
Written by Todd DePastino For generations, we thought we knew who wrote the American Pledge of Allegiance. Baptist minister Francis Bellamy claimed and was awarded...
Written by John Duresky After we ran our VBC Magazine piece asking “When is V-J Day?” I heard from historian John Duresky, co-author (with David...
Written by Todd DePastino Retired Navy Captain Bill Dempsey recently recalled to me a horrific fire on September 24, 1965 at a US Navy signals collection...
On the morning of May 25, 1990, Major Archie E. “Gene” Stuart lifted the nose of his F-16A Fighting Falcon off the runway at Moody...
