We welcome journalist Jeanne McKinney to shine a light on a little-known episode of the war in Afghanistan that illuminates the larger political, social, and military landscape of our longest war. Jeanne's book, Triumph Over the Taliban: The Untold Story of US Marines’ Courageous Fight to Save Camp Bastion, tells the story of September 12,
Come to our live, in-person breakfast in Sewickley, PA. We meet at Christ Church Grove Farm (249 Duff Rd, Sewickley, PA 15143). You’ll walk in, pick up your name badge, pay $15 if you plan to eat (no cost for those who don’t), and meet others who are there to hear and share the
Join us in Bethel Park, PA, for a VBC storytelling event where you’ll meet a remarkable collection of people, each with a story to tell. Our breakfast location in Bethel Park, PA, is our largest, where the group can reach over 250 people. Our veteran attendees range from WWII and Korean War through the Post-9/11
Historians Greg Yoest and Todd DePastino lead a conversation about the Electoral College, our US system for selecting the Commander-in-Chief, the President of the United States. The Founders at the Constitutional Convention in 1787 decided created the oddball, one-of-a-kind, Electoral College as a way of NOT having one national election where the people vote for
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.
