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70th Anniversary of the Korean War Armistice Agreement Commemoration

Hear Korean War veterans' stories told at our Korean Armistice Agreement Anniversary Event at the Heinz History Center in Pittsburgh on July 27, 2023. Listen to combat Korean War veterans Duane Myers, Navy SEAL (UDT "Frogman"), and Bob Harbula US Marine who fought at Incheon, Seoul, and Chosin. We also honored and recognized all

F-4 Phantom II Vietnam Veterans on VBC Happy Hour

We talk with those who flew F-4 Phantom II fighters during the Vietnam War. An iconic airplane of the Cold War the F-4 Phantom II was a two-seat, twin-engine, all-weather, supersonic built for the Navy, adopted by the Marine Corps, and modified for the Air Force. The F-4 came online in the late 1950s

101-Year-Old P-47 Thunderbolt Pilot Col. Edwin Cottrell

101-year-old Ed Cottrell flew 65 missions in Europe in a P-47 Thunderbolt with 48th Fighter Group, 493rd Fighter Squadron in 1944-1945. He joined VBC Happy Hour to talk about his experiences in World War II and in the decades after when he served in the Air Force Reserves, retiring as a Lieutenant Colonel. How

Civilian Veterans of the Vietnam War on VBC Happy Hour

Join us as we talk with a select few Americans who in the 1960s heeded the call to serve by volunteering for Vietnam as civilian humanitarian aid workers. In the 1960s, 416 young people traveled to Vietnam as volunteers with the IVS–International Voluntary Services. IVSrs, as they called themselves, worked in small teams and

101-Year-Old WWII Army MP Veteran Phil Horowitz

Listen to this conversation with the remarkable, soon-to-be 102-year-old, Phil Horowitz, a lively and charismatic voice of history. Born and raised in the Bronx, before moving to New Jersey chicken farm, Phil was drafted into the Army and served as an MP in Company C, 202nd Engineer Combat Battalion. He was eye-witness to the

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