VBC veteran Jerry Augustine published harrowing accounts, with photos, of his service in 1966-1967 with B Company, 3rd Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment, 196th Light Infantry Brigade in Vietnam. Jerry's first book is Vietnam Beyond, which was followed by Combat, Suffering and Renewed Passion in Life: A Veteran-to-Veteran Oral History. Below is part one of
By Todd DePastino We want to share this wonderful Ohio Veterans Hall of Fame video about VBC veteran and retired Army Major Terri Swank. Terri was recently inducted into the Hall of Fame. Congratulations, Terri! Terri Swank grew up on the Hilltop in Columbus with her mother and three sisters. A student at West
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 MacArthur’s stunning landing at Incheon two months earlier had swung the war in the United Nation's favor. Seoul was back in UN hands. President Harry Truman praised the
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 United States Veterans Hall of Fame, on November 8, just two days after receiving a similar honor from the Florida Veterans Hall of Fame. Dr. Peter M. Tan, a
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 in 1944. by Glenn Goss In June 2025, 100-year-old D-Day veteran Warren Goss reunited with the French farm girl who had hidden him from a German patrol more than
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 member of the Veterans Breakfast Club community, has been named to the Ohio Veterans Hall of Fame Class of 2025. The Ohio Veterans Hall of Fame, established in 1992,
