Former U.S. Army Staff Sergeant and Afghanistan War veteran Mikael Cook joins us to talk about the August 2021 evacuation of Afghanistan. Mikael was a part of the #DigitalDunkirk team that saved thousands of Afghan allies who had been left behind. He was personally responsible for the evacuation of 20 of our allies. "Life and
We welcome Todd and Shaun’s Pittsburgh neighbor Fakhriya Hashemi to the Scuttlebutt to share her family’s story of living in Afghanistan before, during, and after the Taliban. Fakhriya was an attorney in Kabul, working for a firm that did business with the U.S. Due to her association with American forces, she faced significant danger.
Next April 30, will be the 50th anniversary of the Fall of Saigon. Tonight, we share the story of the last plane to leave Saigon, a C-130, which departed Tan Son Nhut Air Base just before North Vietnamese forces took over. The C-130, missing its cargo door, was filled with hundreds of Vietnamese refugees, including
Join us in Youngstown for our second VBC Veterans Storytelling Lunch on Friday, June 14, from 11:30am-1:30pm. Location is the Jewish Community Center of Youngstown (505 Gypsy Lane Youngstown, Ohio 44504) This is a free event, but we would appreciate an RSVP. We'd also welcome a $10pp donation. You can make a reservation either to
VBC Scuttlebutt is a virtual watering hole where camaraderie and connection flow as freely as laughter and shared stories. Join us to talk all things WWII with Todd DePastino and Glenn Flickinger! We're grateful to UPMC for Life and Tobacco Free Adagio Health for sponsoring this event!
Brian Morra joins us again to talk about his followup his successful thriller The Able Archers. Brian's new book, The Righteous Arrows, takes the story to the Soviet invasion of Afghanistant, an event that previewed the wars following the attacks of September 11, 2001. Brian is a highly decorated former American intelligence officer and a
