"...a riveting story of the mid-20th century bomber era and those that performed the mission." General Norton "Norty" Schwartz, USAF, Retired, former Chief of Staff, United State Air Force VBC member and retired Army officer Jim Blackwell is generously offering a free copy of his new book, Gunners! B-29 Machine Gunners in the Korean
On Veterans Day 2022, reporter Steve Mellon of the Pittsburgh Union Progress published a remarkable story about a hidden hillside cemetery in Ross Township where African American veterans rest in near-total obscurity. In his reporting, Mellon uncovered the extraordinary lives of men like Buffalo Soldier Leonard Conrad, Harlem Hellfighter Walter Jones, and Civil War
We said goodbye to one of our most memorable and famous VBC veterans, John "Lucky" Luckadoo, who was the last surviving pilot from World War II's "Bloody Hundredth" 100th Bomb Group. Luckadoo died September 1, 2025, at the age of 103. John Luckadoo survived 25 harrowing missions as a B-17 Flying Fortress pilot over
by Mary Klepper This weekend as I was driving through Virginia, I passed several Civil War battlefields. I started humming and it took a second to realize it was a song I hadn’t heard in a very long time. The song was “The Day the Sun Stood Still” on the album “The Civil War”
Image: Freepik Coming home doesn’t always feel like coming down. For veterans, the shift from tactical alertness to domestic stillness can leave the body confused and the mind loud. You’re expected to "reintegrate," but nobody gives you the manual. Traditional therapy has its place—but healing isn’t a one-size program. What you need are alternatives
Written by Todd DePastino The history of the Pledge of Allegiance begins with the Grand Army of the Republic (G.A.R.), the nation's first veterans organization, and winds through World War II, when the hand-over-heart salute was mandated, and the Cold War, when "under God" was added. The goal, always, was civic unity. But under
