Streamed live on October 10, 2024 Greatest Generation Live and Glenn Flickinger mark the anniversary of “Black Week” in World War II with a panel of Eighth Air Force and 100th Bomb Group experts, Nancy Putnam, Rebecca Hutchinson, Mike Faley, and Jim Blakely. “Black Week” refers to a devastating series of missions flown by

Streamed live on October 7, 2024 As part of Pittsburgh's OktoberFest celebration, the Veterans Breakfast Club holds a storytelling event focused on veterans who have served in Germany since 1944. Eighty years ago this week, the US First Army fought it way into the historic town of Aachen, a western border town of Germany

Streamed live on October 3, 2024 Operation Market Garden was the failed Allied attempt to hasten the end of the war by capturing key bridges in the Netherlands and advancing Allied forces into Germany. Glenn Flickinger, Colin Heaton, Greg Yoest, and Ken Kaszak mark the 80th anniversary with a historical conversation. Devised by British

Streamed live on September 30, 2024 VBC Scuttlebutt welcomes bestselling author Tony Swofford to talk about his iconic memoir, Jarhead: A Marine’s Chronicle of the Gulf War and Other Battles. The book is a raw and unflinching memoir that delves into the experiences of a Marine sniper during the First Gulf War. Swofford, who

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