Forty years ago, on October 25, 1983, U.S. forces, with a coalition of Caribbean nations, launched Operation Urgent Fury, the invasion of Grenada, an island nation at the southern tip of the Lesser Antilles, about 500 miles from the Venezuelan coast. It was a key moment in a volatile year that saw the
Thirty years ago, US forces in Mogadishu, Somalia, suffered their worst casualties in battle since Vietnam. Eighteen Americans were killed, and 73 wounded. But what most remember are the grim images of these dead Americans being dragged through the streets of Mogadishu. The disaster and the public outcry over it drew the US
New York Times bestselling author Alex Kershaw joins Glenn Flickinger and Michael Caldwell and Kali Schick from the National Medal of Honor Museum to discuss his most recent book, Against All Odds: A True Story of Ultimate Courage and Survival in World War II. Against All Odds tells the untold story of four of
The VBC marks International Peace Day with a special program on Just War Theory. Experts Greg Yoest, Ben Wright and Margot Hillman will present and comment upon the possibility of establishing ethical principles and criteria for determining whether the use of military force is morally justifiable. We call this effort “Just War Theory.” Rooted
Under Secretary for Benefits Joshua Jacobs joins VBC Happy Hour to brief us on the PACT Act and answer questions. Secretary Jacobs leads more than 28,000 Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA) employees in the delivery of non-medical benefits programs. VBA provides disability compensation benefits to nearly 6 million Veterans and their survivors and administers pension
Historian and VBC Director Todd DePastino presents the second in his series on Vietnam’s history and culture, focusing this week on the origins and fighting of the American War, from 1955 to 1975.You’ll learn about the division of Vietnam at the 17th Parallel in 1954, about Ho Chi Minh and Ngo Dinh Diem, and about
