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
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
