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
"...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, United State Air Force VBC member and retired Army officer Jim Blackwell is generously offering a free copy of his new book, Gunners! B-29 Machine Gunners in the Korean
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
(NPS) written by Narce Caliva Korean War Veteran Narce Caliva enlisted in the Army in November 1948, attended Officer Candidate School (OCS), and was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in the Transportation Corps in January 1951. He ultimately served in Korea as a platoon leader responsible for leading convoys of up to
written by Todd DePastino, with special thanks to Mary Klepper A professor of mine once said statistics are useful not as answers to questions but as starting points for inquiry. Mary Klepper shared with me a wonderful animated map that serves as a great starting point for study of the Korean War. It's replete
By Todd DePastino The story about the accidental Tootsie Roll airdrop at the Battle of the Chosin Reservoir ranks among the greatest in American military lore. But it probably isn’t true. Legend has it that during the desperate fight at Chosin, Marines ran out of 60-millimeter mortars, useful for delivering high, arcing fire over
