written by Todd DePastino Viking Bags contacted us to ask how the VBC could help connect their company--which makes motorcycle luggage and parts--connect with the veteran community. Viking has a line of high-quality backpack bags for street bike riders and motorcycle cruiser enthusiasts alike. Veterans have long found solace, community,
Written by Todd DePastino WWII veteran Joe Gortiz passed away at 102 years old after falling and breaking his hip this past summer. Until then, he lived alone in the home he bought after returning from the Pacific in World War II. He last joined a Veterans Breakfast Club event on April 16, 2024.
Written by Todd DePastino Highlights of the first day of the 2024 Imperial War Museum's Duxford Air Show included a jaw-dropping and eardrum-rattling display of a Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning II hovering nose up sideways. The fighter came from the Royal Air Force 207 Squadron located nearby at RAF Marham. This was a "full
Courtesy USAF veteran John Kramer written by Todd DePastino The highlight of our WWII Air Fields Tour of England earlier this month was accompanying 102-year-old WWII veteran P-47 pilot Ed Cottrell back to his old 48th Fighter Wing at RAF Lakenheath. The Airmen of the 493rd Fighter Squadron
written by Alan Krause I was not able to attend the VBC Scuttlebutt's Open Conversation about Marc Leepson’s proposal that the term “Combat Veteran” be deleted from the Vietnam Veterans lexicon. But I did view it on YouTube. It was a well conducted meeting and easy to watch and listen. In regard to the
(NPS) written by Narce Caliva Korean War Veteran Narce Caliva enlisted in the Army in November 1948, attended Officer Candidate School (OCS), and was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in the Transportation Corps in January 1951. He ultimately served in Korea as a platoon leader responsible for leading convoys of up to
