← BACK TO VBC BLOG Ask the Navy: What's the difference between a ship and a boat? PT Boat 109 commanded by LT John F. Kennedy The Navy, more than any branch, harbors mysteries. How long is a fathom? What is “gedunk”? How do you pronounce “boatswain”
← BACK TO VBC BLOG WWII Veteran Spotlight: Henry Geyer Hated Every Minute of Building the Alaskan (Alcan) Highway, the Biggest Construction Project of World War II The monument at the starting point of the Alaska Highway Ten years ago, WWII veteran Henry Geyer came to the
← BACK TO VBC BLOG WATCH: When Marines Go 3 Months Without A Shower Last week on the Scuttlebutt, Marine Corps vet James Martin told a hilarious story about when the first guy in his squad was finally able to take a shower after 3 months without one. While he
← BACK TO VBC BLOG Greatest Generation Live Welcomes Cold War Hero of the Berlin Airlift, “Candy Bomber” Gail Halvorsen! All he did was give candy to children. But in doing so, Lt. Gail Halvorsen inadvertently launched what was perhaps the greatest publicity campaign of the Cold War. One
← BACK TO VBC BLOG Our We Left As Brothers Documentary is Airing on WQED! The VBC is excited to announce that We Left as Brothers will air on WQED-TV on Saturday, November 21 at 10:00pm. In March of 2018, eighteen members of Pittsburgh’s Veterans Breakfast Club