Written by Todd DePastino Retired Navy Captain Bill Dempsey recently recalled to me a horrific fire on September 24, 1965 at a US Navy signals collection site in Kamiseya, Japan, that killed twelve Americans. I'd not heard of the tragedy, but Bill's story and the 60th anniversary of it prompted me to learn more and
On the morning of May 25, 1990, Major Archie E. “Gene” Stuart lifted the nose of his F-16A Fighting Falcon off the runway at Moody Air Force Base in Valdosta, Georgia. It was Memorial Day weekend, a clear-sky Friday, and he was leading a two-ship low-level training mission to Florida’s Lake George weapons range.
Written by Jeanne "Sam" Christie (with Todd DePastino) When I left Vietnam in 1968, I packed away the experience like a duffel bag and moved on with my life. Or so I thought. I had worked for the American Red Cross at the big recreation center—the DNG Center—on Freedom Hill in Da Nang. It
Written by John JC Miller What cadet didn't want to become a pilot after graduation? I didn't. How that came about makes for a somewhat unusual story. In telling it, I offer a couple of lessons learned from my cadet days and later in Core Values as taught there: Integrity first. Service before self.
Written by Bob Morabito This weekend, The Wall That Heals—a traveling, 3/4-size replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C.—is coming to Shaler Township, Pennsylvania. Whether you served, lost someone who did, or just lived through the Vietnam years, visiting this wall is a powerful, sobering experience. Below are reflections of VBC Member
The Nguyen family in Saigon, March, 1975. Eva (Truc) is held by her father. (Eva Nguyen Whitfield) by Jason Nulton and Eva Nguyen Whitfield If not for their sons being in the same Boy Scout troop, Retired U.S. Air Force Lt. Colonel Jason Nulton might never have heard his neighbor Eva Nguyen
