VA Secretary Denis McDonough Joins the VBC on Wednesday, May 26!
Mark Your Calendars and Send Us Your Questions and Comments for Secretary McDonough! On May 26 at 9:00am ET, we’ll welcome Secretary of Veterans Affairs Denis McDonough and Congressman Conor Lamb to our Veterans Breakfast Club morning program. Let us know what VA related questions you have and issues you’d like them to discuss. Send your comments and questions to Todd at todd@veteransbreakfastclub.org and plan to join us on Zoom on the 26th!
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Monday Night on VBC Happy Hour: Guarding the Tomb
On Monday, May 24, we talk with Dennis McMahon, Bart Womack, and Jim Cardamon who all served at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, which turns 100 years old this year. Join us!
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Terror in West Germany, 1972: How a Mysterious Voice Stopped Me from Killing a Suspected Red Army Faction Bomber
Army veteran Charles Nesbitt shared this remarkable story from West Germany in 1972. It was a year of terror that included bombings of US personnel by members of the extremist Red Army Faction. Charles thought he had a terrorist in his M-16 sight and almost squeezed the trigger. Then, he heard a voice.
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The Jeep Turns 80 This Summer. These Historic Photos Show the Reasons for Its Longevity.
Thank you to Bob Pokora for passing along an email filled with stunning historic photos of the U.S. Army Truck, 1⁄4-ton, 4×4, Command Reconnaissance, the “Jeep.” I’d never seen many of these, including the ones that show Jeeps on rails, with “Mud Flotation Adapters,” and disassembled in packing crates. The photos can be seen at this old personal family website.
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VBC Happy Hour
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Mondays at 7pm ET on Zoom; simulcasted to Facebook and YouTube. BYOB(everage). On Monday, May 24, we talk with Dennis McMahon, Bart Womack, and Jim Cardamon who all served at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, which turns 100 years old this year.
Join on Zoom →
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Greatest Generation Live
WWII Roundtable
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Join us for a conversation with one of the few living Tuskegee Airmen, Harry Stewart. 96-year-old Lieutenant Colonel Harry Stewart Jr. flew 43 missions as a P-51 pilot in the all-Black 332nd Fighter Group, 15th Air Force. You can ask him questions about learning to fly at Tuskegee, serving in a segregated Army Air Corps, and that day in 1945 when he racked up three victories in a dogfight and earned the Distinguished Flying Cross.
Join on Zoom →
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We're always looking for guests, program ideas, and sponsors. Please let us know if you have any ideas to share!
Email Todd at todd@veteransbreakfastclub.org
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