Written by Todd DePastino At our recent event at Grist House Brewing, Vietnam Air Force veteran Larry Woods showed me an unusual commemorative coin about the infamous Battle of Ap Bac, a 1963 skirmish that rocked the US political establishment and raised serious questions about the viability of ARVN, the Army of the Republic
Written by Todd DePastino If you travel through Terminal 2, Concourse B of one of the busiest airports in the world, you can learn in impressive 3-dimensions how O’Hare in Chicago got its name. If asked, I probably would have guessed that Chicago O'Hare International Airport was named for a colorful but now forgotten
Written by Todd DePastino VBC members Becky Nyren and Andy Nigut, with USAF EOD veteran Charlie Warner III, present a wreath in memory of the 109 members of the Croatian 110th Brigade killed in the Croatian War of Independence, 1991-1995. Becky is a Gold Star Wife whose husband Nate was killed in Iraq
Written by Todd DePastino We've all learned to be skeptical of social media truths, so when Betty sent me the following screenshot of a claim that 4% of Omaha Beach's sand was shrapnel, I was doubtful. Turns out, the post gets it exactly right. So much ordnance was expended on June 6, 1944--so many
Written by Ben D. Martin In 2022, I wrote a post arguing that we should celebrate Independence Day on July 2nd, since that's when the Continental Congress voted to separate from Great Britain. Ben D. Martin sent me a rebuttal, making the excellent argument that July 4th IS the right date for the celebration
Written by Bill Bonnamy Bill Bonnamy travels the footsteps of the 319th Glider Field Artillery of the 82nd Airborne Division, in which he father, William, served in World War II. Bill records his journey at 319Gliderman.com, which collects a huge amount of photographs and documents related to the unit. Among his stops is the Amalfi
