by Libbie Hegvik My parents met at Camp Eagle, Phu Bai, Vietnam, in 1969. My dad, Ben Thornal, was an Army helicopter pilot who had just landed in camp to find no one around. Someone told him that everyone was at the mess hall, where some Red Cross "Donut Dollies" were putting on a
by Marilyn Walton WWII Eighth Air Force historian and US POW expert, Marilyn Walton, has generously shared her expertise with the VBC over the past year. Marilyn served as an advisor on the Apple TV + series Masters of the Air. Below is a story she shared about one POW friend of her, Irving
by Todd DePastino Almost all the words we use when talking about the military derive from the French language. From attack, bastion, battalion, bomb, and brigade to soldier, troop, trench, valor, and war, French is de rigeur when discussing all things related to the Army (from armée), Navy (from navie), Air (from air) Force
By Todd DePastino Bill Bonnamy's website dedicated to the 319th Glider Field Artillery, 82nd Airborne Division has stories from scores of the battalion's veterans. Some of these stories detail the veterans' experiences during the Battle of the Bulge. When you think of the Battle of the Bulge, it's the 101st Airborne that comes first
By Bill Boswell, COL (ret), USAFR During a recent VBC Scuttlebutt, we talked about how the mission of the Guard and the Reserve has changed over the past 30 years. These two branches went from a strategic asset to an integral part of how the United States projects force and conducts military operations. VBC
by Regis Rossa In January 1957, I was 18 years old and had just completed Airborne Jump School at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. The Army informed me I’d be heading to Germany for 18 months. But before I shipped off, I could have a weekend of liberty off base. There was only one catch:
