We mark Memorial Day with Open Conversation with America’s veterans about the meaning of the day and the memories, feelings, and thoughts it stirs. Please join us for this evening of reflection and storytelling about those who served and never returned home. We'll also cover for the history of what began as Decoration Day,
David and Margaret White’s new book, "Wings of War: The World War II Fighter Plane that Saved the Allies and the Believers Who Made It Fly" tells the incredible story behind the rise of the P-51 Mustang, the World War II fighter plane that destroyed the Luftwaffe and made D-Day possible. Glenn Flickinger and
New York Times bestselling author of Tom Clancy Zero Hour and Hostile Intent, Don Bentley, joins VBC Happy Hour to talk about his new thriller Forgotten War and his service in Iraq and Afghanistan flying Apache helicopters. Don Bentley’s elite military background gives him the unique ability to write pulse-pounding action with authority. As
We welcome 88-year-old Bud Mendenhall of Fort Wayne, Indiana, to talk about his Navy service in the Korean War, when he participated in the Siege of Wonsan, the longest naval blockade in modern history. Bud dropped out of school at age 17 in 1952 to join the Navy and “see the world.” After Boot
On May 2, 2023, Pittsburgh Steeler and Vietnam Veteran Rocky Bleier joined the Veterans Breakfast Club to share his remarkable story of going to war, coming home, and fighting back to Super Bowl victory. Rocky joins us courtesy of UPMC for Life to tell his awe-inspiring story. You all know the outlines of that
Will Bardenwerper served as an Airborne Ranger-qualified infantry officer in Iraq and is now author of a remarkable book, soon to be made into a major motion picture, about Saddam Hussein’s last days in 2006 and the twelve US soldiers assigned to guard him before his execution. According to USA Today, The Prisoner in
