By John R. Terry “If you choose a fair fight, you chose the wrong fight.” The most favorable outcome in combat is simple to state and hard to achieve: accomplish the mission and bring everyone home alive. In the spring of 1971, I was responsible for planning and directing U.S. and allied naval forces
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 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
Below is Part 2 of VBC veteran Jerry Augustine's account of serving in 1966-1967 with B Company, 3rd Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment, 196th Light Infantry Brigade in Vietnam. The excerpt below is adapted from Jerry's Vietnam Beyond and Combat, Suffering and Renewed Passion in Life: A Veteran-to-Veteran Oral History. You can order signed copies from
By Bill Spanos I was living where I still reside today, in Arlington, Virginia, during my final Army assignment before retirement in 1985. As a result, I closely followed the planning, construction, and eventual dedication of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in 1982 through local and national coverage. The Wall evokes powerful emotions in all
