Retired Army Major Mike Perkins wants Sgt. Ed Eaton to receive a Medal of Honor for what he saw the 20-year-old sniper do on April 3, 1969, atop a downed Huey in the Mekong Delta. Armed with an M-16 and a broken M-14 sniper rifle, Eaton held off a platoon of Viet Cong until
We're live with a Veterans Writers Panel hosted by Ken Kaszak. Thank you to our sponsor, Tobacco Free Adagio Health
If you served overseas during the Cold War, you likely used a MARS—“Military Auxiliary (or Affiliate) Radio System”—to phone home. MARS was a network of military and amateur radio operators who created high frequency radio “phone patches” connecting servicemen and women across the world to folks back in the US. Tonight, on VBC Happy
Tonight, we hear the stories of KGB agent and Soviet spy, Jack Barsky, and Brigadier General Steve Blanton. Thank you to our sponsor, Tobacco Free Adagio Health
Most students of WWII have heard of Kamikaze –Japanese for “Divine Wind”--who launched suicide air attacks against Allied ships. Fewer know the term Kaiten—meaning “Heaven Shaker”—the word given to the Kamikazes’ underwater counterparts. Tonight, on VBC Happy Hour, we welcome (live from Japan!) members of Kaiten Kenshokai, an organization made up of family members
Join us for a conversation with three authors who have written their war stories to great effect. Writer Ken Kaszak will lead the discussion with Marine John Barber, Army MAT veteran Jim Roberts, and Army SOG member John Stryker Meyer. We’ll talk about the writing experience, publishing process, and how to get started. Thank
