Canada’s Greatest History Teacher hosts a conversation with 100-year-old WWII veteran Nick Janicki, who served with the 1st Battalion Canadian Scottish Regiment in Europe. Conscripted at 18, Nick trained in Camrose, Alta., and spent two years in Sidney, B.C., protecting air force assets. He embarked for Europe in December 1944, learning in
World War II veteran Julian Moses joins Vet-A-Thon to talk about serving as a submarine sailor in with Greatest Generation Live Host Glenn Flickinger. Born and raised in Brooklyn, New Jersey, Julian served for six years, facing significant sacrifice and hardship during his service in the Pacific theater. Julian recounts his first
Kevin Horgan summed up this conversation with fellow VETLANTA member Lloyd Knight and as being “about everything and nothing.” In truth, they talk about VETLANTA’s work connecting veterans, nonprofits, businesses, and more through quarterly summits. VETLANTA is a nonprofit organization based in Atlanta, Georgia, that focuses on supporting veterans and their families.
Our friends Lars McKee from Sweden and Nick Devaux from St. Lucia update us with stories from their record-breaking Log Book Project. The Log Book Project, initiated by Nicholas Devaux in 2016, has become a profound testament to the experiences of over 200 World War II veterans across the globe. This extraordinary
Vet-A-Thon features the remarkable story of Kurt and Edith Leuchter, Holocaust survivors who made it to the United States and have been married for 73 years. One of the darkest chapters in human history forms the background of one of the most inspiring and beautiful stories we've ever shared at the Veterans
Vet-A-Thon welcomes Friend of the VBC, Daria Sommers, to talk about her longstanding work to share the stories of our women veterans. Daria is a historian, writer, and filmmaker, who created the Lioness documentary. Lioness, released in 2008, is the story of the first women who served in combat in Iraq in
