Written by Todd DePastino The image above is the first known of Uncle Sam, symbol of the US federal government, published in the New York Lantern on March 13, 1852. It would take over another half-century for Sam to blossom fully into star-spangled glory. How Uncle Sam came to be and how he changed
Written by Beth Reuschel Military records researcher Beth Reuschel wanted to find out what her grandfather did in World War II. She started searching the records. What she discovered became a remarkable gift to her family. Below, Beth walks us through the process so we can learn by example how to find our loved ones in military records. Learn
Thank you to Vietnam Veteran and Tin Can Sailor Carl Rectenwald for passing along this information. Under the Mission Act passed by Congress and signed into law in 2018, veterans enrolled in the VA health care system can be treated in urgent care facilities without an appointment at no cost. Urgent care facilities like
Written by Todd DePastino March is Women's History Month, something that would not have been possible during the Cold War, when Women's Day, March 8, was a Communist holiday with radical associations. On our VBC trip to Vietnam in 2018, we checked into our hotel at Halong Bay on March 8. As each woman in
Written by Terri CrispTerri Crisp is an award-winning artist, author of three books, and, until recently, a world-traveling animal welfare protector. In 2007, Terri began intrepid work rescuing animals for US service members in Iraq and Afghanistan. Her 50-odd trips to the Middle East saved hundreds of dogs and cats (and one donkey) and brought them
