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
Glenn Flickinger leads a conversation with military historians and Pacific War experts Jeff Ballard and Dave Holland on the US Army's role in the Battle of Guadalcanal in World War II. Dave, a seasoned veteran with a 28-year career in the US Marine Corps, is host of the popular Guadalcanal – Walking a Battlefield YouTube
VBC Scuttlebutt Open Conversation is a friendly, interactive gathering of veterans, friends of veterans, and history nerds where we discuss whatever aspects of military service, past or present, or the veterans community that are on our minds. Join us to swap stories, good and bad, at home and overseas, old and new. At the VBC,
