← BACK TO VBC BLOG The First Gold Star Mother, Grace Seibold, and her Unknown Soldier, George Grace and George Seibold When Congress declared war on Germany in April 1917, 23-year-old real estate broker George Vaughn Seibold signed up for duty. No civilian job had quite satisfied
← BACK TO VBC BLOG Happy Birthday, Air Force! Meet Your Grandfather, Professor Thaddeus Lowe and his Aeronautical Corps. General Henry "Hap" Arnold Thaddeus Lowe The “Father of the US Air Force” was General Henry “Hap” Arnold, the man who steered the branch to its emancipation from the
← BACK TO VBC BLOG Why Risk the Ultimate Sacrifice? The main story in our first Scuttlebutt episode centers around: Who Serves? To answer that question, we narrow our focus through two lenses: geographically and demographically. I highly recommend listening to our findings or you can watching the
← BACK TO VBC BLOG The Four Essential Facts about World War II With stories, context is everything. When talking with a veteran, it helps to know about their time in service, their war. Without such knowledge, the meaning of their stories can get lost. That’s why I like
← BACK TO VBC BLOG Vietnam Nurse Kathie Swazuk Told Her Story in Unforgettable Poetry The VBC lost a wonderful Vietnam veteran this week. Kathie Swazuk was shining star of a human being. She enriched the world with her wisdom, compassion, and poetry. She