US Air Force Building New Base on Tinian Island
Satellite imagery shows major construction on Tinian, which the USAF plans to use as an alternative operating location to the massive Andersen Air Force Base on Guam. Concerns about Andersen's vulnerability to a Chinese missile barrage have been growing in recent years.
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Pedal to the Metal in a White-Knuckled Race Against Time
Somewhere between my 14th and 15th birthdays, my dad taught me to drive a stick shift. He thought it was important that I knew how. My first car was a stick-shift Ford—fast. It earned me several tickets. A few years later, drafted into the Army, I found myself in Vietnam. My driving skills won me a change of orders: I would be a jeep driver for a full-bird colonel . . .
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History Detectives Pay Tribute to the Two Forgotten Iwo Jima Flag Raisers
On the left is Brent "Westy" Westemeyer, dressed up as WWII Marine Harold "Pie" Keller. On the right is Eric Krelle, portraying WWII Marine Harold Schulz. Through years of painstaking research, Westy and Eric proved that Keller and Schulz were Iwo Jima Flag Raisers depicted in Joe Rosenthal's famous photograph. On Flag Day, Westy and Eric met at the dedication of a new memorial (which Westy designed) to Keller in Brooklyn, Iowa.
WATCH ON KCRG NEWS→
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Army Veteran Walking Across America
30+ year Army veteran Kenny Mintz is walking across America to raise funds for specific charities and to honor his late mother who lost her battle with pancreatic cancer. Kenny joins The Scuttlebutt this week to talk about his service and his epic trek. You can follow Kenny's walk on Facebook and Instagram.
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TONIGHT AT 7PM ET:
OPEN CONVERSATION ON HAPPY HOUR
We provide the platform, you provide the topics. And I'll have a few of my own, including the Air Assault Badge, early advisors in Vietnam, and maybe this 1958 Pontiac Sky Chief car (I'll explain why). Anything goes! Sponsored by D&D Auto Salvage and Tobacco Free Adagio Health.
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IN-PERSON EVENT: TOMORROW AT 8:30AM ET:
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TUESDAY, JUNE 21 AT 7PM ET:
ESCAPE FROM YUGOSLAVIA ON GGL
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MONDAY, JUNE 27 AT 7PM ET:
How to Pee Standing Up and Other Combat Tips for Women
Join us for an engaging conversation with Army MP Iraq War vet Laura Colbert. She talks frankly about her combat experience and the difficulties of soldiering in a lawless land. She also will discuss coming home and dealing with Post-Traumatic Stress. Sponsored by D&D Auto Salvage and Tobacco Free Adagio Health.
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Learn about Robert Morris University's commitment to student veterans at rmu.edu.
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Thank you to our sponsor Tobacco Free Adagio Health! TFAH is dedicated to preventing and reducing tobacco use and increasing education about tobacco hazards and secondhand smoke. Learn more at tobaccofree.adagiohealth.org
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We’re proud to announce a new VBC Veterans History Project that pairs volunteer interviewers with military veterans for one-on-one oral history interviews over Zoom. There’s no charge for an interview, and the recording is the veteran’s to keep. Sign up to interview or be interviewed!
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