Written by Bernie Friedenberg Bernie Friedenberg was an Army combat medic who landed on Omaha Beach on June 6, 1944, D-Day. In 2002, he returned to Omaha Beach for the first time and recorded his account of the visit below. Bernie passed away in 2018, and his daughter Susan spearheaded an effort to preserve
Written by Colonel Chip Cobb, USA (ret) The story below came to us from VBC Member Colonel Chip Cobb, USA (ret), whose uncle, SSgt Dana White Cobb, was killed in Italy in World War II. Dana was serving as a B-24 waist gunner with the 98th Bomb Group when his bomber was shot down on
VBC member and Korean War historian Susan Kee helped to create a new documentary series to air on Fox Nation beginning May 21. Susan has been a guest on our VBC programs, most recently with Korean War Defense veteran Ron Twentey. Susan recently sent out a note to Korean War veterans and their supporters
A young Joe Koepfinger in his WWII uniform. Joe was assigned to the 104th “Timberwolf” Infantry Division, 415th Regiment, K Company. We are sad to report the loss of one of our long attending members of the Veterans Breakfast Club. Joe Koepfinger passed away just shy of his 100th birthday. Joe was
Written by Todd DePastino Manchu: A Brotherhood of Sacrifice is a new documentary film that chronicles the Vietnam War through the eyes of the U.S. Army’s 4th Battalion, 9th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division – a unit nicknamed the “Manchus.” The film, directed by Matt Wilcox, is scheduled to premiere on KMOS-PBS on April
Written by Todd DePastino One of the oldest World War II veterans in the world passed away on April 6 at age 108. Bill Monfort was born on December 17, 1916, and joined the Navy at age 18 in 1935. He grew up in Plains, Georgia, and knew well "little Jimmy Carter," who was
