Greg Bozek commanded Armored Infantry in West Germany and was also Plans Officer with the Joint Staff. If you served in Cold War Europe, join us and share your story for this timely conversation! Sponsored by Tobacco Free Adagio Health.
Air Force veterans Paul Hauser and Dwight Menard join us to talk about a little-known aspect of any air war: Weapons Control. Paul’s memoir, Inherently Dangerous, tells what it was like to direct US fighter jets, bombers, and tankers over Vietnam. Sponsored by Tobacco Free Adagio Health.
Authors Annette Grunseth and Ruth Crocker share a common bond to Vietnam. Annette’s brother, Peter Langlois, served under Ruth's husband, David Crocker, in the 25th Infantry Division in 1968-1969. David never came home. Peter did, but the war had changed him. Annette and Ruth tell their stories in Combat and Campus: Writing Through War and
We welcome back Museum Curator Mike Kraus and Collections Manager Lisa Petitta from Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Hall & Museum for another tour through the museum’s fascinating artifacts. Soldiers & Sailors is the largest veterans memorial in the US and a local treasure here in Pittsburgh.
WWII veteran Bob Freligh joins us for a special event on the Battle of Leyte Gulf with famous author Ian Toll. Bob served as an Avenger torpedo bomber pilot in Torpedo Squadron 13 (VT-13), flying from the aircraft carrier USS Franklin, CV-13. On October 24, 1944, during the Battle of Leyte Gulf, he and his
John Mitchell, Rick Rogala, Stu Russell, and Earl Phares were captured by North Korea in 1968 and held for 11 months as POWs. They join us again with Jack Cheevers, author of Act of War: Lyndon Johnson, North Korea, and the Capture of the Spy Ship Pueblo. Also joining us is retired Navy Commander Jim
