During Vet-A-Thon, the VBC premiered a new video series: Chow Time! We put our MRE skills to the test. Can we figure out how to work the heating element? Will we score a lucky jalapeño cheese spread? And most importantly, will we find a rock or something? Watch the whole series
written by Mary Klepper My father recently had to stop driving, so I’ve been taking him to points south of Baltimore to visit his siblings. In July, my cousin mentioned the National D-Day Memorial in Bedford, Virginia, only 30 miles from his home in Roanoke, Virginia. I was especially excited to see the memorial,
UPMC is having a Career Fair specifically for Veterans and their families Thursday, Nov. 17 from 3 to 7 p.m. at Acrisure Stadium. Register here. You and your family will have opportunities to: Meet with our team and UPMC employee veterans to find a position that aligns with your skills and experience Receive resume
← BACK TO VBC BLOG Vet-A-Thon Highlights WATCH MORE Our first annual Vet-A-Thon is in the books. Thank you to the donors and sponsors who helped us reach our $25,000 fundraising match for the Pritzker Military Foundation on Behalf
WQED-TV has just released on YouTube an excellent ten-minute profile of Navy WAVE Julia Parsons’ codebreaking work in World War II. It shows footage of our 100th drive-by birthday party for Julia last March and features an interview with Enigma expert Sam Lemley. Julia ended up in the German U-Boat
by Todd DePastino Last week, I got an email from former Navy officer Bernie Erhart who picked up the recent issue of VBC Magazine and read the article, “What Is the Difference Between a Ship and a Boat?” Bernie went home to look the question up in his well-thumbed 1959 edition
