A Marine Corps M-1A1 Abrams main battle tank moves across the desert during the ground phase of Operation Desert Storm. Image via https://nara.getarchive.net This week marks the 30th anniversary of the start of Operation Desert Storm, which saw the first use of “smart bombs” and the last use of battleships.
There’s been much discussion at our VBC events lately about the VA’s COVID-19 vaccination program. Officially, the VA is only vaccinating veterans who: Are over the age of 75 Are enrolled in the VA Healthcare system Have made an appointment at a VA facility with the
Sky Swirl - Marines prepare to bed down for the night after live-fire training at Fort Pickett, Va., July 18, 2020. This photo was created by stacking together 75 images taken over 45 minutes. Image from defense.gov The Department of Defense has just released its top 90 photographs of 2020.
We all get bombarded with email forwards of jokes, cat videos, and political rants. Usually, we delete without reading. But one forward recently came my way from two of our veterans, and it gave me pause. In simple, straightforward language, it makes the case for what a veteran is about as well
If you haven’t joined our Wednesday morning coffee hour in a while, you’ve missed a rapid-fire on-going conversation about war movies. We’ve been focusing especially on WWII movies but the discussion has veered into other genres. We’ve been keeping a list of the movies mentioned, and it’s now up to 95! You
by Brian Thompson, The War Horse January 12, 2022 Brian Thompson laughs near local children while on patrol in Afghanistan in 2007. Photo courtesy of the author. New Year’s Day 2008 marked the most memorable day of my deployment in Afghanistan. I replay the events over and over, like
