If you served in the Navy or Coast Guard since 1973, you’ve watched Trial by Fire, a harrowing 18-minute, 44-second film of the USS Forrestal (CV-59) disaster of July 29, 1967. Trial by Fire is a training film shown to all recruits, but it’s so well-written and the footage so raw
One morning in 1971 in a village in Binh Phuoc province, South Vietnam, Jim Roberts’ Mobile Advisory Team received a call about an incoming helicopter. Jim and two team members set out for the helipad and watched as the pilot flared his descent and settled gently on the pad’s painted white “H.”
As the nation and the world prepare to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks on the United States, join us live in-person or online on Saturday, Aug. 7 at 1 p.m. for a special program at the Heinz History Center with Air Force fighter pilot and American hero veteran Heather
Air Force veteran Ron Stachevich shared a story about about manning the “Pinetree Line” of RADAR defense at Goose Bay, Labrador. These were the days when WWIII was expected to start in the air with nuclear-armed Soviet bombers descending from the Arctic Circle to bomb strategic centers in the United States. The
The Beaver County Times captured a great shot of Gene Bowser in his WWII Navy jumper at our picnic last week, the VBC’s first in-person event since the pandemic. Gene, who turns 95 this month, talked about serving on the USS Bremerton (CA-130) as a “Jack O’ [of] the Dust.” What the
The Veterans Breakfast Club has partnered with Vitalant (formerly, Central Blood Bank) to address our nation’s critical blood shortage. The VBC Blood Drive is part of Vitalant’s “Give Blood Give Back” campaign. For everyone who gives blood through the VBC, the Blood Science Foundation will make a donation back to our organization.
