Join the Veterans Breakfast Club for a moving conversation with author Kevin M. Callahan about his book Brothers in Arms: Remembering Brothers Buried Side by Side in American World War II Cemeteries. Drawing from years of research, hundreds of family interviews, and a personal pilgrimage to American military cemeteries around the world, Callahan tells the powerful and often heartbreaking stories of brothers who fought and died together in World War II.
Brothers in Arms features over 700 historic photographs and original artifacts, collected from the families of the fallen, that put faces and voices to the names carved in white marble. In meticulously maintained cemeteries across Europe, North Africa, and the Pacific—each operated by the American Battle Monuments Commission—visitors occasionally come across two or even three graves with the same last name. These are brothers who served in the same war, often the same unit, and who now rest side by side in foreign soil near the battlefields where they fell.
Callahan’s book chronicles these stories in vivid detail, drawing readers into the lived experiences of American families during the war—sons lost, letters kept, grief endured. From Normandy and Ardennes to Sicily, Manila, and Tunisia, the book traces not only the geography of the war but also the deeply personal cost borne by a generation.
This livestream offers a chance to reflect on duty, family, sacrifice, and remembrance—through stories that span continents and generations. Kevin M. Callahan will share his research, the process of uncovering these personal histories, and what he has learned from visiting each of the 14 overseas World War II cemeteries maintained by the United States.
Learn more about Brothers in Arms and the American Battle Monuments Commission:
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Brothers in Arms book website: https://brothersinarmsbook.com
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We’re grateful to UPMC for Life for sponsoring this event!
