Streamed live on September 23, 2024 VBC Scuttlebutt welcomes bestselling author Kristin Hannah to talk about her wildy popular and well-reviewed novel The Women. The book tells the story of Frances “Frankie” McGrath, a young woman from a privileged California family who defies societal expectations to serve as an Army nurse during the Vietnam

Streamed live on September 16, 2024 Ralph Galati shares the story of his harrowing experience as a prisoner of war (POW) during the Vietnam War. Galati’s capture occurred during Operation Linebacker, an air campaign aimed at disrupting North Vietnamese supply lines and military infrastructure. On February 16, 1972, while on a mission, Galati’s F-4

Streamed live on September 9, 2024 In his award-winning book of short stories, Surrender, Brian O’Hare delves into the complexities of the American hero myth and its impact on his own life. As the son of a larger-than-life Marine officer, O’Hare was drawn to the allure of military service, seeking to emulate his father’s

Streamed live on September 5, 2024 US Army Colonel Arthur Lee Shreve survived the Bataan Death March and years as a POW of the Japanese at Cabanatuan prison camp in the Philippines, aboard a Japanese “Hell Ship” and hard labor at Camp Fukuoka, Japan. Arthur’s granddaughter, Heather Shreve, shares his story and book, The

Streamed live on September 2, 2024 VBC Scuttlebutt Open Conversation poses the question: does the term “combat veteran” demean the service of “rear echelon” soldiers, sailors, and Marines? Author and Vietnam veteran Marc Leepson thinks it does. We discuss this question. Leepson published an article in Vietnam magazine in 2019, recently reprinted on Vietnam

Streamed live on August 29, 2024 We play two rounds of Open World War II Jeopardy with clues based on all things regarding the Second World War. Everyone in our Zoom room can raise their hand and answer a question. Categories include Celebrities Who Served, WWII Movies, European Battles, VBC WWII Superstars and more!