Written by Sidney Allen of CiviliansforVets.org Service members, veterans, and their families carry the weight of protecting our country's freedoms – so it's our duty and privilege to offer our assistance in any way we can. This article outlines several substantive methods to offer meaningful support to these heroes and their loved ones. These
Carole Wagener has just completed a screenplay, The Girl with the Dark Red Hair, a fictionalized spin-off from her and her husband's dual Vietnam War memoir, The Hardest Year: A Love Story in Letters During the Vietnam War. The Girl with the Dark Red Hair offers a deeply personal yet historically rich narrative of
Mike Kelley in Nha Trang, Vietnam, 1966 (Michael L. Kelley) by Michael L. Kelley Army veteran Mike Kelley is the “Gunner” half of the superbly-written dual memoir, The Gunner and The Grunt: Two Boston Boys in Vietnam with the First Cavalry Division Airmobile (Casemate). Vietnam Magazine praises the book as “a standout
Lt. Gen. David Petraeus walks through a Bagdad market as part of his. “hearts and mind” outreach in March 2007 (US Army) by Todd DePastino On January 10, 2007, President George W. Bush spoke to the nation from the White House to announce a plan to deploy an additional 20,000 US troops
We are lucky at the VBC to count renowned vocalist, pianist, and performer Donna Groom among our members. Donna is best known as the lead female vocalist with Jimmy Beaumont & The Skyliners (“Since I Don’t Have You”, “This I Swear”, “Pennies from Heaven”) and for performing at top venues like Radio City Musical
Roy Lewis (left) on patrol in Baghdad 2007 (Roy Lewis) by MSG Roy Lewis (USA, ret.) VBC member and Army veteran Roy Lewis recently joined us on our Monday night virtual “Open Conversation” and shared bits and pieces of his 36-year Army career. While deployed to Iraq as part of The Surge
