Written by John Duresky After we ran our VBC Magazine piece asking “When is V-J Day?” I heard from historian John Duresky, co-author (with David Britt) of Relentless Hope: A True Story of War and Survival about Bataan Death March survivor Chester Britt. John noticed the radio in our V-J Day photo from 1945
Japanese children, seeing a Marine for the first time, eagerly reach for chocolates offered them by SSgt Henry A. Weaver, III. (National Archives) By Morton Stith I worked as a Bomb Disposal Marine, a part of World War II that seems to have been wiped from history. Our mission was to neutralize
Written by Todd DePastino This is a story about an 18-year-old Marine killed on Okinawa in World War II and the efforts of two VBC members—Bob McGowan and Beth Reuschel—to keep his memory alive. The story begins with a picture and a memory. The picture is a well-known image from the Battle of Okinawa
President Ford meets with Graham Martin, United States Ambassador to the Republic of Vietnam, Army Chief of Staff General Frederick Weyand, and Secretary of State Henry A. Kissinger to discuss the situation in Vietnam, March, 1975. (National Archives) Written by Todd DePastino Saigon swelled with refugees as “Black April” 1975 ground toward
Photos by Ed Zirkle For the second year in a row, photographer Ed Zirkle kindly traveled from Ohio to capture the action and great spirit of our Veterans Breakfast Club celebration at the Rivers Casino. This year, we had a brief lesson in Bosun's Piping, some discussion of the Korean War and subsequent defenders
by Andy Nigut Andy Nigut served in Golf Company, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines, 1st Marine Division in I Corps near the DMZ in 1968, when he was almost mortally wounded by an enemy rocket in the face and body. After a long recovery, Andy became a VA counselor, and, with other young combat veterans,
