Donut Dollies image from coffeeordie.com I’ve decided my favorite branch of service are the Donut Dollies, nickname for the American Red Cross’s Supplemental Recreational Activities Overseas staff or SRAO. Red Cross SRAO civilian volunteers served in World War II, Korea, and Vietnam before the program was terminated in 1972. They

From The Atlantic: A destroyed Iraqi tank rests near a series of oil-well fires during the Gulf War, on March 9, 1991, in northern Kuwait. David Longstreath / AP For the ongoing 30th anniversary of Operation Desert Storm, we share this great photo essay first published in 2016. Overshadowed by

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