(Photo by Lê Minh from Pexels) written by Briana Hilton If you look at truck driver statistics, you’ll discover a significant population of veterans work as truck drivers. According to a report shared by the Driver Resource Center, out of the 18 million veterans in the US, one in four veterans are
Written by Todd DePastino In 1970, the U.S. Marine Corps faced a daunting recruitment challenge. Amidst the Vietnam War and a nation in turmoil, with public opinion shifting and young men increasingly resistant to enlistment, the Marines needed a new strategy. Unlike the Army, Navy, and Air Force, which rebranded themselves to appeal to
Written by Todd DePastino WWII veteran Guy Prestia passed away at 102 years old just hours before he was scheduled to share some stories with us at our breakfast in Sewickley, PA. In losing Guy, a treasured voice of the Veterans Breakfast Club has fallen silent. Even more, our nation has lost perhaps its
Written by Bob Von Bargen In the 1970s, one Chief Master Sergeant in the 335th Military Airlift Squadron of the Air Force Reserve’s 514th Military Airlift Wing at McGuire AFB took it upon himself to transform long, arduous, and somber air medical missions with often severely injured service members and their families into airborne
Written by Bill Priatko Coming up on age 93, Air Force veteran and former Pittsburgh Steeler Bill Priatko appears in a great commercial for the new Pittsburgh Steelers Hall of Honor Museum at Acrisure Stadium. Before playing for the Steelers, Browns, and Packers, Bill led the Air Force Honor Guard for President Dwight Eisenhower
Written by Harry Crosby and Glenn Flickinger “A Wing and A Prayer” by Harry Crosby The Bremen Mission Harry Crosby’s memoir of his service with the 8th Air Force/100th Bomb Group in World War Two is the best personal memoir written about the air war. It ranks at or near the top of all
