During the Cold War, thousands manned remote radar stations around the world to serve early warning of possible nuclear attack by the Soviet Union. Especially Airmen served at radar installations—mostly small, mostly far from towns or air bases—throughout the Northern Hemisphere. Cold, barren, far from medical services, these radar sites presented a challenge
We talk with Tin Can Sailors about serving aboard medium-sized Navy warships called “Destroyers” that are both agile and heavily-armed. 21-year Navy veteran Jacob Vaught, Executive Director of Tin Can Sailors (The National Association of Destroyer Veterans) talks about his service and the work of the Tin Can Sailors organization. We’ll also have
Conrad Castillo was a Filipino Steward in the US Navy during World War II assigned directly to serve Admiral William "Bull" Halsey, Five-Star Fleet Admiral in the Pacific War. Twenty-five years ago, Castillo's grandson, Jeff Mossinghoff discovered his grandfather's wartime journal. History sleuth and WWII expert Lars McKie has done a remarkable job transcribing
Christmas overseas. A common experience for those who've served in the military. We share holidays memories and more on this Christmas edition of VBC Happy Hour.Former ARVN Army advisor Joe Boscia, 1st Cav vet Marc Spiridigliozzi, and Red Cross Donut Dollies Betsy Tanner and Nancy Smoyer recall Christmases in Vietnam. Navy LST radioman Rick
America’s preeminent naval historian (and Navy veteran), Craig Symonds joins VBC Happy Hour for a special program with Glenn Flickinger on the fthe man who won the war in the Pacific in World War Two: Admiral Chester Nimitz. Symond’s biography of Nimitz, Nimitz at War: Command Leadership from Pearl Harbor to Tokyo Bay, is
We’ve all heard of USO shows, but there’s another far-more intrepid group of entertainers that produces over 1,200 shows around the world each year, reaching over 500,000 personnel at 355 military installations. It’s called Armed Forces Entertainment, and it’s the Department of Defense’s agency for reaching US servicemembers at the most remote, isolated, and
