A young Joe Koepfinger in his WWII uniform. Joe was assigned to the 104th “Timberwolf” Infantry Division, 415th Regiment, K Company. We are sad to report the loss of one of our long attending members of the Veterans Breakfast Club. Joe Koepfinger passed away just shy of his 100th birthday. Joe was
Written by Barb Smith We met Oberlin, Ohio, resident Barb Smith last year at our storytelling events in Youngstown, Ohio, and she has since joined us on Zoom and in Pittsburgh. Blessed with a beautiful voice and magnetic personality, Barb and her Navy veteran husband Bob have devoted themselves to the veteran community. Barb
HH-43 crew practicing Local Base Rescue/Firefighting. Downwash air from the rotors opened a path for rescuers to spray foam from the red and white fire suppression kit in the lower right. (U.S. Air Force photo) Written by Todd DePastino One of the best things about working for the Veterans Breakfast Club is
We like to share other veteran storytelling projects conducted across the nation, and recently Vietnam Veteran Tom Morrissey passed along a link to the Veteran Voices is put on by the Providence Clemente Veterans Initiative's 4th Annual Veteran Voices event, held on November 13, 2024, at the RISD Museum’s Metcalf Auditorium. Veterans share stories,
Marine assists an Afghan over the wall at Abbey Gate. (USMC Staff Sgt. Victor Mancilla) Marines comfort babies left for evacuation. (USMC Sgt. Isaiah Campbell) At Abbey Gate, Afghans wave exit papers at Marines. (USMC) Sgt. Zielinski sharing an MRE with an Afghan he helped evacuate. (USMC Sgt.
From right: Abdul, Mohammed and family members. (Mikael Cook) By Mikael Cook Over the last two weeks of August 2021, as the Taliban completed its conquest of Afghanistan, the United States military evacuated 79,000 people out of Kabul’s airport. It was a rescue operation that included thousands of Afghan allies desperate to
