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
by Todd DePastino We received a poignant note about last summer's VBC Magazine issue, which contained Bob Podurgiel's account of WWII veteran Santo Magliocca's 22 missions as a ball turret gunner with the 727th Squadron, 451st Bombardment Group, 15th Air Force flying out of Castellucci, Italy. Santo tells of a harrowing first mission on
by Todd DePastino The Veterans Breakfast Club lost a member, and the world lost a hero with the passing of Tuskegee Airman, Harry Stewart at age 100. Harry shared his story and insights with us on a program back in May and, before that, back in 2021. You can listen to and watch Harry
