The Veterans Breakfast Club’s Veterans Day VET-A-THON is a 12-hour online program bringing veterans from around the nation together to share their stories of service with the public. You’ll hear from veterans from every walk of life and branch of service, from World War II to the present. Guest hosts from across the globe will help share Veterans’ stories, military history, GI humor, Armed Forces trivia, and information for veteran and military families. Join us!
11am-12pm: VIETNAM THROUGH MY LENS
1st Infantry Division combat photographer and journalist Stu Richel
12pm-1pm: VETERANS AT WORK at FEDEX GROUND
FedEx Ground veterans from around the country share stories of service
1pm-12pm: HOLOCAUST SURVIVOR AND FRENCH RESISTANCE FIGHTER
Survivor Kurt Leuchter joins us to share his unforgettable story
2pm-3pm: THE WWII LOGBOOK PROJECT
Our friends Lars McKee from Sweden and Nick Devaux from St. Lucia update us with stories from their record-breaking logbook.
3pm-4pm: VETLANTA: ATLANTA’S VETERANS COMMUNITY
Two USAF veterans, Scott W. Luton and Lloyd Knight, and one Marine, Kevin Horgan, talk about the Atlanta veterans community.
4pm-5pm: VETERANS AT WORK at FEDEX GROUND
FedEx Ground veterans from around the country share stories of service
5pm-6pm: WWII SUBMARINE VETERAN JULIAN MOSES
Glenn Flickinger speaks with WWII veteran who fought undersea in the Pacific
6pm-7pm: 100-YEAR-OLD CANADIAN WWII VETERAN NICK JANICKI WITH SCOTT MASTERS
Canada’s Greatest History Teacher hosts a conversation with 100-year-old WWII veteran Nick Janicki, who served with the 1st Battalion Canadian Scottish Regiment in Europe
7pm-8pm: LIONESSES
Daria Sommers speaks with members of Team Lioness, the first women in combat in 2004
8pm-9pm: THE SOLDIER’S TRUTH: ERNIE PYLE AND THE STORY OF WWII
Glenn Flickinger speaks with author David Chrisinger, who walked in Ernie Pyle’s footsteps and wrote about what he discovered
9pm-10pm: WALKING GUADALCANAL
Marine Dave Holland, leading expert on Guadalcanal, walks us through the battle site
10pm-11pm: NATIONAL VETERANS ART MUSEUM sponsored by ARCHER CORPORATE SERVICES
NVAM Executive Director Giselle Futtrell gives us a tour of the museum’s treasures