On June 14 2025, the National Flag Foundation (NFF) presented an 8' X 5' American flag to representatives of the American Battle Monuments Commission at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C. It was the beginning of Sojourn 250, an extraordinary campaign tied to the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. The Foundation
The Veterans Breakfast Club mails almost 12,000 copies of VBC Magazine every quarter directly to households and another 5,000 boxed up for hand distribution around the country. Rarely do we learn where those bulk copies end up. The other day, Laura Nigro emailed me to let me know who received her 100 copies, and
By Todd DePastino Gil Ferrey became a minor Cold War cause célèbre in 1961 when he got caught, along with fellow college student Victor Pankey, trying to smuggle a young woman out of East Berlin in the trunk of a Volkswagen Beetle. Gil, who would later serve as a helicopter pilot in Vietnam, told
The VBC would like to honor WWII U.S. Navy veteran Burton Lieberman on his 100th birthday on February 9 by inviting people to send Burton birthday cards. A few kind words from across the country would mean a great deal. Please send cards to: Burton Lieberman, c/o Sharon Cudaback, 118 Riverside Dr, Canton, NC
By Todd DePastino In March 1966, the war in Vietnam was expanding rapidly, and hundreds of thousands of American service members were preparing for deployment. That's when the Department of Defense published this excellent illustrated booklet titled Know Your Enemy: The Viet Cong. I say the publication was "excellent," and it was in terms
VBC Vietnam Veteran Sonny Hanlon was recently recognized for his 30 years of service to a wonderful Pittsburgh non-profit called Animal Friends. He's come to VBC events over the years to let our other veterans know about Animal Friends' special outreach to veterans, providing comprehensive adoption and resource support program for vets and their
