The war in Vietnam is often remembered in jungles and rice paddies—but some of its fiercest fighting took place on the rivers.

Join us for a special Zoom-only screening and live discussion of Mobile Riverine Force, a powerful new documentary from filmmaker Jeff Arballo that brings to life one of the most unique—and least understood—fighting forces of the Vietnam War.

The Mobile Riverine Force was a rare experiment in American warfare: a joint U.S. Army and Navy strike force operating deep in the maze of rivers and canals of the Mekong Delta. Launched in 1967, it combined infantry, armored boats, floating bases, and helicopter support to take the fight directly to Viet Cong strongholds in terrain where roads were few and the enemy knew every bend in the water.

In Arballo’s film, that story is told not through narration alone, but through the voices of the men who were there—soldiers and sailors who lived, fought, and often died together in a kind of war unlike any other. Drawing on personal interviews, rare footage, and firsthand accounts, the documentary aims to preserve and honor the legacy of this Army–Navy brotherhood and the thousands who served—and sacrificed—in the Delta.

Following the screening, we’ll be joined live by filmmaker Jeff Arballo and veterans of the Mobile Riverine Force for a conversation about the film, the history behind it, and the lived experience of riverine warfare—what it was like to move through narrow canals under fire, to launch assaults from floating bases, and to serve in one of the most dangerous environments of the war.

This is not a lecture. It’s a chance to listen—to hear directly from those who were there and to ask questions about a chapter of Vietnam that still deserves wider understanding.

Important Details:

• This is a Zoom-only event (not livestreamed)
• Pre-registration is required to attend
• Attendees will receive viewing access and Zoom link upon registration

If you’ve ever wondered what the war looked like beyond the headlines—down in the brown water—this program offers a rare opportunity to see it and hear it from those who lived it.

Glenn Flickinger talks with Navy veteran, playwright, and director Harry Kantrovich the acclaimed drama Judgement at Nuremberg, the famous 1961 film starring Spencer Tracy and Burt Lancaster. Harry brings rare expertise to this discussion, having directed Judgement at Nuremberg on stage with the Prince William Little Theatre. His work brings this difficult history to life, challenging audiences to wrestle with the same ethical dilemmas confronted by postwar jurists.

In the aftermath of World War II, the world confronted not only the devastation of battle but the profound challenge of justice. The third Nuremberg trial — officially The United States of America vs. Josef Altstoetter et al., known as The Justice Case — examined the role of judges and legal officials in Nazi Germany. The trail raised a fundamental question: Can legal professionals be held accountable for wielding the law as an instrument of atrocity?

Drawing on both his military background and his deep engagement with dramatic storytelling, Harry offers insight into how Judgement at Nuremberg translates complex legal history into sharp human drama, why the story still matters today, and what the play reveals about law and collective responsibility.

About the Nuremberg Trials: Nuremberg was made up of thirteen separate trials held in the same German courtroom between 1945 and 1949. The first, the famous International Military Tribunal, tried the top Nazi leaders like Göring and Speer and established the principle that individuals could be held responsible for crimes against peace, war crimes, and crimes against humanity. After that came twelve additional trials that looked deeper into the machinery of the Third Reich, putting on trial doctors, jurists, industrialists, and SS commanders who contributed to the wartime horrors of Nazi Germany.