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!

Streamed live on August 22, 2024 We welcome journalist Jeanne McKinney to shine a light on a little-known episode of the war in Afghanistan that illuminates the larger political, social, and military landscape of our longest war. Jeanne’s book, Triumph Over the Taliban: The Untold Story of US Marines’ Courageous Fight to Save Camp

Streamed live on August 15, 2024 For the anniversary of the Fall of Kabul, we welcome Fakhriya Hashemi to the Scuttlebutt to share her family’s story of living in Afghanistan before, during, and after the Taliban. Fakhriya was an attorney in Kabul, working for a firm that did business with the U.S. Due to