On March 26, 2014, the Veterans Breakfast Club hosted its 2nd Beaver County breakfast event at Seven Oaks Country Club in Beaver, Pennsylvania. The spacious banquet room was filled to capacity as over one hundred local veterans, family members, and friends came to celebrate the stories of those who served in uniform. The event was …
“I lied about my age.” During WWII Fred Garrow wanted to escape his home life, and so he joined the army and fought in Europe with the famed 79th Infantry Division, noted by its blue and silver “Cross of Lorraine” insignia. This video short is a production of the Veteran Voices of Pittsburgh Oral History …
Felix Cistolo was drafted in 1942 and assigned to the 80th Infantry Division. He arrived in France on Aug. 4, 1944, and was sent immediately into combat at Falaise Gap, where the Allies killed 10,000 German troops and trapped another 50,000, although some 20,000 Germans troops managed to escape to fight another day. He was …
Todd DePastino, historian, aurthor, and executive director of The Veterans Breakfast Club, presents some of the veteran voices and stories shared and preserved by local veterans. Carnegie Free Library, Beaver Falls, PA. 25 May 2013. This video is a production of the Veteran Voices of Pittsburgh Oral History Initiative, in partnership with the nonprofit Veterans …
The Battle of Fire Support Base Ripcord was fought between March and July 1970. It was the last major battle of the Vietnam War, and among the ten most deadliest. On December 2, 2015, the Veterans Breakfast Club held this storytelling breakfast at Seven Oaks Country Club in Beaver County, Pennsylvania. The event was co-hosted …
This episode is based on the original audio short story, “We Were Human Beings” from the podcast series, Argot: Audio Short Story Collection by The Veteran Voices of Pittsburgh Oral History Initiative. Audiography: Kevin Farkas. ©VBC Minute. VBC Minute is a production of the Veterans Breakfast Club. All rights reserved. This community oral history recording …
This episode is based on the original audio short story, “Almost Routine” from the podcast series, Argot: Audio Short Story Collection by The Veteran Voices of Pittsburgh Oral History Initiative. Audiography: Kevin Farkas. ©VBC Minute. VBC Minute is a production of the Veterans Breakfast Club. All rights reserved. This community oral history recording from Beaver …
This episode is based on the original VBC recording, “VBC Beaver County 2016-06-01.” Audiography: Kevin Farkas/Veteran Voices: The Oral History Podcast. ©VBC Minute. VBC Minute is a production of the Veterans Breakfast Club. All rights reserved. This community oral history recording from Beaver County history has been inducted into the Listening Library of Beaver County. …