How to Do Military Records Research

Streamed live on April 1, 2024 Beth Reuschel is a professional military records researcher who helps families discover their legacies of service. Beth joins The Scuttlebutt to give us “Military Records Research 101” briefing. She’ll offer tips and tricks to guide family history seekers through their own research journeys. If you’ve ever been curious

Vietnam Veterans Day Program 2024

Streamed live on Mar 29, 2024 The VBC and the Pittsburgh’s Heinz History Center are holding a special Vietnam Veterans Day Event at the Heinz History Center on March 29, 2024. This event honors and recognizes all veterans who served on active duty in the U.S. Armed Forces at any time during the period

Traveling in Vietnam Today

Streamed live on Mar 25, 2024 In November and December last year, we traveled to Vietnam, from Hanoi and Halong Bay in the North to Saigon and the Mekong Delta in the South. Vietnam is a beautiful and often bewildering place, ancient in history and now yoked to American culture and memory. Tonight,

How to Shoot Down a B-17 in World War II

Streamed live on Mar 21, 2024 Experts Colin Heaton and Joe McCarthy join Glenn Flickinger to discuss the tactics of aerial combat in World War II, focusing especially on how the Luftwaffe attempted to bring down B-17 formations, and the defenses those formations used to get through to their targets. Glenn also shares his

Former Secretary of the Navy and Navy Veteran Ray Mabus

Ray Mabus served as the 75th United States Secretary of the Navy, the longest to serve as leader of the Navy and Marine Corps since World War I. Secretary Mabus is a Navy veteran himself, having served two years in the Navy as a surface warfare officer from 1970 to 1972 aboard the cruiser

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