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, “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 Wexford 2016-04-13.” 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 County history has been inducted into the Listening Library of Beaver County. RETURN TO THE LISTENING LIBRARY: BEAVER …
This episode is based on the original VBC recording, “VBC Allison Park 2016-08-17.” Audiography: Kevin Farkas. ©VBC Minute. VBC Minute is a production of the Veterans Breakfast Club. All rights reserved. his community oral history recording from Beaver County history has been inducted into the Listening Library of Beaver County. RETURN TO THE LISTENING LIBRARY: …
This episode is based on the original VBC audio recording, “VBC Live in Armstrong County (October 17, 2015).” 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 County history has been inducted into the Listening Library of 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. …
George Tita of Koppel, PA was drafted soon after the attack on Pearl Harbor and, along with his childhood friend, Pete, served with the 691st Tank Destroyer outfit. After a stint in Bowie, TX, the outfit moved to Louisiana to finish their training. In March of 1944, the cadre shipped out to England, and though …
In the summer of 1944, a plane carrying Walter Mintus was shot down in the South Pacific. His remains were found 74 years later and on Thursday, Nov. 8, he was brought home via passenger plane to Pittsburgh International Airport where his nephew, Conway resident Rich Kozak, was waiting for him. RETURN TO THE LISTENING …
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