by Captain Emmett Evans, USNR (Ret.) Vietnam Donut Dolly Penni Evans sent us a note about our recent program with Nick Devaux and Lars McKie about World War II in the Caribbean. She wished her father was still alive to see it. Emmett Evans had hunted German u-Boats in the Carribean aboard a Martin
Donut Dolly Kathy Hoff in the patented powder blue ARC uniform in Vietnam (https://www.redcross.org) by Todd DePastino We talk a lot about Vietnam Red Cross "Donut Dollies" at the Veterans Breakfast Club. Everyone loves to love them. Vietnam Veterans love them for the work they did boosting morale at camps, fire bases,
by Ken Kaszak In the frigid chaos of the Battle of the Bulge’s end, First Sergeant Leonard A. Funk, Jr., performed an act of courage so bold and improbable, it seems torn from a Hollywood action movie. Funk’s Medal of Honor citation outlines the details: He was ordered to surrender by a German officer
by Libbie Hegvik My parents met at Camp Eagle, Phu Bai, Vietnam, in 1969. My dad, Ben Thornal, was an Army helicopter pilot who had just landed in camp to find no one around. Someone told him that everyone was at the mess hall, where some Red Cross "Donut Dollies" were putting on a
by Marilyn Walton WWII Eighth Air Force historian and US POW expert, Marilyn Walton, has generously shared her expertise with the VBC over the past year. Marilyn served as an advisor on the Apple TV + series Masters of the Air. Below is a story she shared about one POW friend of her, Irving
by Todd DePastino Almost all the words we use when talking about the military derive from the French language. From attack, bastion, battalion, bomb, and brigade to soldier, troop, trench, valor, and war, French is de rigeur when discussing all things related to the Army (from armée), Navy (from navie), Air (from air) Force
