Dedication of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, DC,November 13, 1982. (Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund) By Diane Carlson Evans Earlier this year, Vietnam Veteran and former Army Nurse Diane Carlson Evans was honored with the Presidential Citizens Medal. The second highest civilian award, it is given to those who have “performed exemplary deeds
Written by Todd DePastino WWII Royal Air Force Veteran and VBC Member Joan Gill just turned 103 years old on June 14! Joan was born in 1922 in Chatham, England, just 30 miles southeast of London and within earshot of the Royal Naval Dockyards. By the time the Battle of Britain raged overhead in
WWII Navy WAVE Julia Parsons will turn 104 years old on March 2, 2025. Please help us celebrate and honor her by sending her a birthday card or, if you live in Western Pennsylvania, pay her a visit. Julia loves visitors. Please send cards to: Julia Parsons, Room 201, 4363 Northern Pike, Monroeville, PA
by Anna Elizabeth "Betty" Robertson DigbyUsually when I recall bygone days, my mind returns to the peaceful setting of my childhood and all is seen against a backdrop of nature, wooded hills, and an endless sky.Today, however, memory turns to the white marble and granite structures of Washington, DC. I see myself standing on the
Kate during her Iraq deployment, 2003-4 by COL Kate Guttormsen (USA, ret.) Retired Army Colonel Kate Guttormsen joined the Veterans Breakfast Club last year to share her story as the CO of the original Team Lioness, the female soldiers who fought alongside the Marines in the 2004 Ramadi uprising. A graduate of
by Daria Sommers Army veteran Nancy Stroer served from 1986 to 1992 as a maintenance officer, spending time in what she calls “the beer-soaked trenches of post-Cold War Germany.” After leaving active duty, she worked in military communities in Germany, Turkey, Japan and the United Kingdom. During that time she found her calling as
