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
Long before the Veterans Breakfast Club, Todd DePastino got as Ph.D. in history and taught college courses, including “Vietnam in War and Peace.” In 2018 and again 2020, as the Director of the Veterans Breakfast Club, he finally got to lead a tour of Vietnam from Hanoi in the North to the Mekong Delta
We feature two veterans who served in the “Forgotten War,” the so-called “Police Action” in Korea, 1950-1953. Guest Narce Caliva, a native Californian born in 1929, enlisted in the U.S. Army in November 1948 after graduating from Salinas Junior College. His initial assignment was at Fort Eustis, Virginia, with the Military Police Detachment. Then,
A fast-moving 90-minutes of conversation about remembering and memorializing the Vietnam War. US Air Force veteran Bob Connor tells the moving story of returning to Vietnam to recover remains from mass graves for the Vietnamese. Welder (and Coast Guard father) Robert Nuccio shares memories of welding the famous Three Soldiers Statue at the National
Brigadier General Chris Petty (US Army, retired) talks about the 12 battles from US history every American should know. He walks us through Lexington and Pearl Harbor, Yorktown, Bunker Hill and Little Bighorn, and several others to discuss their historical significance and importance to the American identity. The conversation is drawn from BG Petty’s
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
