We recently heard from a new non-profit in Central Pennsylvania called the Boots to Health Foundation. Boots to Health supports local Veterans in improving their physical, mental, and spiritual well-being. Their range of services includes physical fitness training, nutrition coaching, spiritual counseling, and life coaching, all provided to Veterans at no cost. They also want
General George C. Marshall (1945) Vietnam Army Veteran Frank Sciullo recently shared a letter written by WWII Army Chief of Staff General George C. Marshall to men being discharged from the Army in 1945-1946. Frank ran across the letter in a new book by Michelle Wright, The Secret Diary: The True Story
WWII Navy WAVE Julia Parsons will turn 104 years old on March 2, 2025. Please help us celebrate and honor her by sending her a birthday card or, if you live in Western Pennsylvania, pay her a visit. Julia loves visitors. Please send cards to: Julia Parsons, Room 201, 4363 Northern Pike, Monroeville, PA
by Bill SpanosBefore Vietnam Veteran Bill Spanos served as a US Army advisor to the South Vietnamese Army, he was a member of "The Old Guard," the 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment. The Old Guard is the nation's oldest active-duty infantry unit and serves as the Army's official ceremonial unit and escort to the president. Below
by Todd DePastino D-Day Veteran Warren Goss yesterday told a group of us that he still carries a letter his mother wrote to him in 1943, when he was training in England for the Normandy invasion. In a letter home, he had expressed some fear about what lay ahead. His mother responded with calming
by Jo Ann Bennett We received the following from a VBC Magazine reader who served as a nurse in Philadelphia. Jo Ann's father was both an Army and a Navy veteran. The poem came as an inspiration after visiting Valley Forge and Gettysburg and thinking about all those who served and sacrificed over the
