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Maverick Navy Captain Brett Crozier

Captain Brett Crozier joins VBC Happy Hour to share his story and leadership experiences from his new book, Surf When You Can: Lessons in Life, Loyalty, and Leadership from a Maverick Navy Captain.Captain Crozier last job in the Navy was commanding the USS Theodore Roosevelt. In 2020, he stood up for his sailors during the

The Untold Story of the USS Kitty Hawk Race Riot of 1972

Navy JAG (Judge Advocate General) officer Marv Truhe joins VBC Happy Hour to discuss the USS Kitty Hawk race riot of October 12, 1972. Marv defended six of the Black sailors charged with rioting and assaults in the incident, and his story is captured in his book, Against All Tides, which sheds light on

Canadian WRENs, Donut Dollies, CAP Marines, and Cluster Bombs on VBC Happy Hour

Watch this wide-ranging, fast-moving, free-for-all Veterans Breakfast Club conversation about the military experience, past and present. On the 81st anniversary of Canada's WRENs (Women's Royal Canadian Navy Service), we talk with former WREN Gwen Settle about her classified work in the 1960s tracking Soviet submarines off the coast of Halifax, Nova Scotia. Philadelphia Inquirer

70th Anniversary of the Korean War Armistice Agreement Commemoration

Hear Korean War veterans' stories told at our Korean Armistice Agreement Anniversary Event at the Heinz History Center in Pittsburgh on July 27, 2023. Listen to combat Korean War veterans Duane Myers, Navy SEAL (UDT "Frogman"), and Bob Harbula US Marine who fought at Incheon, Seoul, and Chosin. We also honored and recognized all

F-4 Phantom II Vietnam Veterans on VBC Happy Hour

We talk with those who flew F-4 Phantom II fighters during the Vietnam War. An iconic airplane of the Cold War the F-4 Phantom II was a two-seat, twin-engine, all-weather, supersonic built for the Navy, adopted by the Marine Corps, and modified for the Air Force. The F-4 came online in the late 1950s

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