You may know his books from the wildly popular “Undaunted Valor” series, but “Matt Jackson” is actually the pen name of Gary Bridges, a retired Army colonel and Silver Star recipient who started as a Huey helicopter pilot in Vietnam before commanding an air assault infantry battalion during Operation Desert Shield/Storm. If you flew,

Authors Annette Grunseth and Ruth Crocker share a common bond to Vietnam. Annette’s brother, Peter Langlois, served under Ruth's husband, David Crocker, in the 25th Infantry Division in 1968-1969. David never came home. Peter did, but the war had changed him. Annette and Ruth tell their stories in Combat and Campus: Writing Through War

We welcome back Museum Curator Mike Kraus and Collections Manager Lisa Petitta from Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Hall & Museum for another tour through the museum’s fascinating artifacts. Soldiers & Sailors is the largest veterans memorial in the US and a local treasure here in Pittsburgh. Sponsored by Tobacco Free Adagio Health! Simulcast to Facebook

WWII veteran Bob Freligh joins us for a special event on the Battle of Leyte Gulf with famous author Ian Toll. Bob served as an Avenger torpedo bomber pilot in Torpedo Squadron 13 (VT-13), flying from the aircraft carrier USS Franklin, CV-13. On October 24, 1944, during the Battle of Leyte Gulf, he and

John Mitchell, Rick Rogala, Stu Russell, and Earl Phares were captured by North Korea in 1968 and held for 11 months as POWs. They join us again with Jack Cheevers, author of "Act of War: Lyndon Johnson, North Korea, and the Capture of the Spy Ship Pueblo." Also joining us is retired Navy Commander

Under Secretary of the VA Dr. Steven Lieberman leads the Veterans Health Administration (VHA), the largest integrated health system in the nation overseeing the care of 9 million Veterans. He’ll gives us an update on what’s going on at the VA and take questions from you. Sponsored by Tobacco Free Adagio Health! Simulcast to Facebook