The Veterans Breakfast Club mourns the passing of Major General William M. Matz, Jr., U.S. Army (Ret.), a soldier who emerged from childhood paralysis to the highest levels of command and service. We learned of his death from our friend Rich Sherman, who wrote that General Matz passed away in Florida from lung damage
By Rich Thurmond No two men fought the same Vietnam War. Each Marine, Soldier, Sailor, or Airman carried his own war on his back, shaped by the ground he walked, the men beside him, the weather that punished him, and the enemy he seldom saw—until it was too late or almost too late. For
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
