written by Chuck Myers Back in 2021, we welcomed Navy veteran Chuck Myers to our VBC Greatest Generation Live to give a virtual tour of the USS Hornet (CV-12). Chuck served as a junior officer on USS Yorktown (CVS-10) in the 1960s. Today, he volunteers as a docent with the USS Hornet Sea, Air,
written by Bob Miller 99-year-old Bob Miller came on VBC Happy Hour back in April and shared his story about joining the Navy before Pearl Harbor and spending the next six years serving on 11 different ships. From the Jr. Naval Reserve, which he joined at age 13, Bob then entered the real Navy
written by Frank Santucci Frank Santucci is an Army veteran who has been attending VBC events and sharing stories for many years, along with his brother, Ralph Santucci. Frank is a one-person repository of stories especially about his beloved hometown of Verona, PA. Tiny Verona sits 13 miles up the Allegheny River from downtown
written by Todd DePastino On October 10, 1845, the United States Naval Academy opened its doors at an old abandoned Army post, Fort Severn, in Annapolis, Maryland. There were 56 midshipman students and seven professors. Its mission to train and educate future naval officers by giving them a modern scientific training in the art
written by Curtis McLachlan Curtis McLachlan is a Vietnam veteran who owns Curtis McLachlan Construction & Remodeling in Carson City, Nevada. He also runs the Vietnam War Memorial Museum in Carson City. SP4 Curtis McLaughlin, June 1970-April 1972, Vietnam In 1969, just after I’d graduated high school in the Los Angeles area,
Written by Walter James De Mamiel (1920-2022) as told to Susan De Mamiel March 22, 2022We recently received a memorial donation for Walter James De Mamiel, who passed away on November 24, 2022, at age 102. Walter was a Gunner's Mate, Petty Officer First Class, aboard the light carrier USS Cabot (CVL-28), which saw combat throughout the
