The VBC celebrates Women’s History Month with writer, filmmaker and VBC member Daria Sommers hosting a conversation with three remarkable veterans and leaders. Retired USAF Colonel Lorry Fenner, Director of Government Relations for the Service Women’s Action Network will talk about her 26-year career in the Air Force, the history of women in military

EPISODE 7: Colin Heaton and Marilyn Walton on "Masters of the Air" Historian and technical advisor on the TV series "Masters of the Air", Colin Heaton returns to the program to talk about the WWII POW experience in Europe. Joining him is fellow technical advisor, Marilyn Walton, an expert on the treatment and lives

Army linguist Ian Fritz joins us to talk about his experiences providing “threat warning” aboard Air Force Special Operations Command gunships in Afghanistan. His role involved listening to Taliban communications to discern their plans and provide intelligence. Despite the grim nature of his job, eavesdropping on enemy conversations involved both the absurd and the

EPISODE 6: Steve Snyder and Lucy Luckadoo on "Masters of the Air" Steve Snyder is author of Shot Down: The True Story of Pilot Howard Snyder and the Crew of the B-17 Susan Ruth, a poignant and meticulously researched account that delves into the untold stories of the B-17 Flying Fortress Susan Ruth and

Vietnam veteran J.C. Handy joins us to share the largely untold story of those who performed the challenging duty of reuniting the remains of lost soldiers with their families. We also hear from several veterans who served in Graves Registration, handling, sorting, and cleaning remains of fallen service members. Larry Gombos, Lawrence Gaddis, and

EPISODE 5: What Does Author Robert Matzen Think of “Masters of the Air”? Robert Matzen is author of Mission: Jimmy Stewart and the Fight for Europe, a full account of the Hollywood star’s experiences and an 8th Air Force pilot and commander. In March 1941, a few months before the attack on Pearl Harbor,