General George C. Marshall (1945) Vietnam Army Veteran Frank Sciullo recently shared a letter written by WWII Army Chief of Staff General George C. Marshall to men being discharged from the Army in 1945-1946. Frank ran across the letter in a new book by Michelle Wright, The Secret Diary: The True Story
by Bill SpanosBefore Vietnam Veteran Bill Spanos served as a US Army advisor to the South Vietnamese Army, he was a member of "The Old Guard," the 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment. The Old Guard is the nation's oldest active-duty infantry unit and serves as the Army's official ceremonial unit and escort to the president. Below
by Ken Kaszak In the frigid chaos of the Battle of the Bulge’s end, First Sergeant Leonard A. Funk, Jr., performed an act of courage so bold and improbable, it seems torn from a Hollywood action movie. Funk’s Medal of Honor citation outlines the details: He was ordered to surrender by a German officer
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
