Just learned of the passing of George Yankowski, an Army sniper in the Battle of the Bulge who told me about the sound of bullets...

This week America lost another Greatest Generation MLB player and U.S. Navy veteran. Don Hasenmayer made his major-league debut on May 2,...

So, you'll be hearing more soon from another batboy, now 87, who has come forth with some wonderful accounts of Chapel Hill during WWII. ...

Johnny Carson and Marine fighter pilot Ed McMahon were united by early military ties, long before they met and became late-night...

This week archivists in Norfolk shared some amazing images I'd never seen. Eddie Robinson, (pictured in middle) turned 99 on Dec. 15. ...

If you've seen the film, "Ford v. Ferrari" you understand how Ford Motor Company helped win WWII, cranking out bombers and trucks for the...

Sadly Val Heim, MLB's oldest-surviving MLB player (Chicago White Sox 1942) passed away on Thursday Nov. 21. He had just celebrated his...

Another Silverback has fallen. Irv Noren died two weeks shy of his 95th birthday on Nov. 15. When we spoke in March 2019, he said he did...

Earlier this year I met Tommy Lasorda, thanks to his assistant Felipe Ruiz, who arranged a casual Sunday afternoon coffee at his local...

At 98 Eddie Robinson is the second-oldest living MLB player and the 1948 World Series champion is busy penning his second book. The...