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 Jim
by Kim Mitchell James and Kim Mitchell. Photo courtesy of author. No one who joined our VBC Happy Hour with Kim Mitchell and Bao Tran in 2020 will ever forget their gripping story of how a South Vietnamese Marine rescued an orphaned baby from streets of Quang Tri City
Tonight, we remember Tet with Vietnam veterans who served during 1968. Tet should be remembered like Pearl Harbor or 9/11—as a world-changing event and turning point in US history. We'll discuss that history, hear first-hand accounts, and talk about lessons learned.
Lt. Gen. (Ret.) William “Gus” Pagonis takes a rare break from running his 40-acre horse ranch to join our VBC Coffee Hour next week to talk about leadership and lessons learned from masterminding logistics for Operation Desert Shield and Desert Storm in 1990-1991.
Nothing sparks a trip down memory lane quite like music. This week on The Scuttlebutt we are joined by Vietnam veteran, Donn Nemchick (Navy), Post 9/11 veteran, Ryan Ahl (Army), and special guest, music historian and self-proclaimed "music dork", Kevin Koch to discuss the unforgettable music of the Vietnam era. Including Creedence Clearwater Revival,
Last week, we were honored to have ARVN veteran Chieu Le come and tell his story of where he was during the Fall of Saigon. Chieu was a 25-year-old helicopter pilot in 1975, and he wasn’t expecting to have to flee Vietnam—he was expecting to fight. Listen to his story. Archival footage in this video:
