At the Veterans Breakfast Club,
Stories Unite Us.
Check out our online & in-person veterans storytelling programs and see our full event schedule below. All are welcome to join us!
(U.S. Navy photo by HMC Josh Ives/released)
How to Win Without Fighting: Lessons from Army Civil Affairs
What went wrong in Afghanistan? Our August 22 VBC Happy Hour guests, US Army Civil Affairs veterans Gen. Chris Stockel, Col. Chris Holshek, and Col. Hughes Turner, would say we lost the war in Afghanistan not on the battlefield, but in the more complex realm of culture, society, politics, economics, and religion–Civil Affairs. Now, as we confront a new global environment of strategic competition with China, Russia, Iran, and other regional powers, will we make the same mistakes? Join us for this wide-ranging and important conversation. Sponsored by D&D Auto Salvage and Tobacco Free Adagio Health. Simulcast to Facebook and YouTube.
(Australian War Memorial)
The New Guinea Campaign in World War II
One of the longest and most arduous campaigns of World War II occurred on a large island 80 miles off the coast of Australia. The battle for New Guinea is the subject of this episode of Greatest Generation Live. Sponsored by D&D Auto Salvage and Tobacco Free Adagio Health. Simulcast to Facebook and YouTube.
Thursday, September 29, 2022, 8:30am: Pritzker Military Museum & Library, 104 S. Michigan Ave., Chicago, IL 60603. Free breakfast, courtesy of the Pritzker Military Museum & Library and its sponsors.
We’re grateful to the Pritzker Military Museum & Library for hosting our first VBC program in Chicago. Join us to share stories, listen and learn, and say “thank you” to those who’ve served. You don’t need to be a veteran to attend. But you do need to RSVP for this event because space is limited. Call us at 412-623-9029 or email betty@veteransbreakfastclub.org and let us know you’ll be there.
The Pritzker Military Museum & Library is located at 104 S. Michigan Ave., across from Millennium Park and the Art Institute of Chicago. There are nearby CTA subways and elevated lines, CTA bus lines (on Michigan Ave. and State St.), and Metra stations.
If you are driving, we recommend booking parking in advance. To reserve your parking spot, visit the Pritzker Military Museum and Library SpotHero Parking Page to book a spot with rates up to 50% off what the drive-up price would be.
