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Special Event: Vietnam Veterans Day 50th Anniversary Commemoration

Streamed live on March 29, 2025 We will mark this final Vietnam War 50th Anniversary Commemoration with a special event on March 29 and a limited edition commemorative book for Vietnam Veterans titled Vietnam: A Veterans Breakfast Club History. On Saturday, March 29, 2-4pm at the Heinz History Center and our livestreams, we’ll recognize

Marine Force Recon in Vietnam

Streamed live on March 24, 2025 We invite veterans of Marine Corps Force Reconnaissance (Force Recon) to talk about their service in Vietnam. Bill Barber and Bruce “Doc” Norton both have stories about conducting deep reconnaissance, intelligence gathering, and direct action missions behind enemy lines. Unlike conventional infantry units, Force Recon operated in small

FILM SCREENING and Discussion: Italian POWs in World War II

Streamed live on March 20, 2025 We screen and discuss Steven Mancini’s new documentary Fedeltà, Soldier, Prisoner explores the remarkable and largely untold history of 1,231 Italian prisoners of war (POWs) held at Letterkenny Army Depot in Pennsylvania between 1943 and 1945. Captured during World War II in North Africa and Sicily, these soldiers

Jeopardy! Veterans Breakfast Club Edition

Streamed live on March 17, 2025 We play two rounds of Jeopardy with clues based on the military experience, culture, and history. Everyone in our Zoom room can raise their hand and answer a question. Categories include Service Academies, Army Gadgets, Military Slang and more! Here are some sample clues: “This Air War first

Airborne Gliders in WWII

Streamed live on March 13, 2025 We talk about the “Flying Coffins” of World War II that silently transported troops, weapons, and equipment behind enemy lines . . . getting lots of troops killed and wounded in the process. Glider warfare experts Monique Taylor, author of Suicide Jockeys: The Making of the World War

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