DESCRIPTION: “Veteran Voices: The Oral History Podcast – Video Short. It was a chance encounter between two strangers who learned that they shared a remarkable story. Vietnam War veterans George Haught of Monaca and John Clark of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania served in the same Marine unit in 1967, but neither knew each other. John left the …
Bob Rupert of Clinton, Pennsylvania was working as an aircraft mechanic for a major airline when he was called up during the Vietnam War. It was a good job. He was a well trained technician. But the army needed infantrymen in 1968. Not long after landing in Vietnam and being assigned to the 1st Air …
Youtube playlist of the Beaver County Times “Veterans of Beaver County” video series, published by The Beaver County Times. VIDEO TITLES: Veterans of Beaver Valley: Anthony and Elda Lamia Veterans of Beaver Valley: Betty English Veterans of Beaver Valley: Bill Russo Veterans of Beaver Valley: Brandy Horchak-Jevsjukova Veterans of Beaver Valley: Carl Walpusk Veterans of …
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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 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 …
John Barber came home from Vietnam after two tours of intense jungle combat. Sometimes during those search and destroy missions, most of the guys in his unit never made it back—at least in one piece. Why he survived the odds is hard to understand, he ponders. Maybe it was luck. Maybe not. POST SCRIPT: The …