In honor of National POW/MIA Recognition Day, we welcome David and Mike Logan to our VBC Happy Hour to talk about their father, B-29 pilot Samuel P. Logan, Jr., who was shot down and captured on September 9, 1950. What happened after that is still a painful mystery these 71 years later.
September 30 - October 1, 2021 $289 (double occupancy; $60 single supplement) Join us on our overnight trip to tour the new National Museum of the US Army at Fort Belvoir and the National Museum of the Marine Corps near Quantico, Virginia. Both are state-of-the-art, 21st-century museums that immerse visitors in the sights and
Last week’s Steelers preseason game against the Detroit Lions featured a third-period Salute to Service in honor of Amber Spells, former Fire Control Repair Specialist with the PA National Guard. Amber continues to serve as Board Member and hardworking Treasurer of the Veterans Breakfast Club. Thanks, Amber! ATTEND AN EVENT
Manila Bay, 0130 hours, January 30, 1945: Explosion rocks a quiet night aboard the USS Cavalier (APA-37) as a Japanese torpedo rips into the ship’s port side aft, flooding compartments, buckling the deck, killing the engine and steerage. Dead in the water. No power. No lights. Below decks, sailor Ernie Clayton couldn’t
August 23, 2021 Still, the last C-130 out of Saigon in 1975 should get at least an honorable mention. (USAF) Years from now, people will reference this photograph when discussing the rush to get evacuees out of Afghanistan on August 15, 2021. Initial Air Force reports said there were
August 21, 2021 by Ellie DePastino flickr.com Yesterday, I found it very difficult to get any work done. And not just because it was a beautiful summer Friday. There was this loud, distracting sound coming from outside my living room window every few minutes. Almost like jets flying overhead.
