July 29, 1967. On that day, John McCain, future senator from Arizona, was waiting to take off in his A-4 Skyhawk jet when a rocket from a neighboring F-4 Phantom shot across the deck and slammed into McCain’s plane. Fuel from the A-4 spilled out and caught fire, detonating a 1,000-pound bomb. The disaster
If you served in Korea between 1950 – 2021, please join us to mark the anniversary of the Korean War Armistice, signed on July 27, 1953. Guests include: Charles E. Nice (Company C, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division ), who was one of the first US soldiers to arrive in Pusan after the
On this day in 1942, the bill creating the Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service (WAVES) passed Congress. It would be signed into law shortly thereafter. We're talking with 100-year-old WWII Navy WAVE Julia Parsons, who worked as a codebreaker, deciphering German messages. Come meet this living legend and trailblazer for women in the
Join us tonight as we talk with veterans of the Vietnam “Studies and Observation Group.” Don’t let the innocuous-sounding name fool you. SOG was what one recent article called “the most secret unit you’ve never heard of,” a classified joint Special Operations project that took the war in Vietnam across national borders and into
The VBC is streaming from our first in-person event since the winter of 2020! Tune in as we gather and share veterans stories!
Join us as we talk with Post-9/11 and older veterans from Atlanta, including Monique Jenkins, Hassan Rollins, Zach Knight, Lloyd Knight, and Kevin Horgan. They make up VETlanta, a remarkable organization whose mission is none other than to “to make Atlanta the premier community in the country for veterans and their families.” We’ll talk
