written by Robert Von Bargen In 1963, I was a Navigator on alert at RAF Upper Heyford near Oxford in England. My crew had flown from our home station at Pease AFB in New Hampshire three weeks before. We were waiting for our replacement aircraft to arrive. We would not be released to fly
written by Todd DePastino We continue to receive phone calls and emails from readers in response to John Barber's story about elephants in Vietnam. In that post, I asked readers if they had ever seen elephants being used by the Viet Cong, the NVA, or ARVN during the Vietnam War. George Kniss, who served
Written by Todd DePastino Up to the signing of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) on April 4, 1949, the United States largely abided George Washington’s warning, “steer clear of permanent alliance with any portion of the foreign world.” Thomas Jefferson, who agreed with Washington on little, wholeheartedly concurred. “Peace, commerce, and honest friendship with
Major Patricia "Momma Bear" Justice in the O.R. at FOB Shank, Afghanistan August 7, 2013: Forward Operating Base (FOB) Shank, Logar Province in Afghanistan: Patty remembers a “thump” followed by the sensation of a big hand picking up her body and squeezing the breath from her lungs. Hurled
Written by Beth Reuschel Military records researcher Beth Reuschel appeared on VBC Scuttlebutt and walked us through the process of military records research. Below is her Beginner's Guide that can help family members start their own legacy searches and discover the stories they never got to hear first-hand from parents, grandparents, and other ancestors and
written by Todd DePastino Inspiring VBC Magazine’s focus on the 1983 War Scare this issue was our 40th anniversary conversation with former Intelligence Officer and author Brian J. Morra on VBC Happy Hour back on October 30. We talked with Morra about his experiences that year and his book, The Able Archers. The Able
