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educate and inspire.
Everyone is always welcome.
The Veterans Breakfast Club (VBC) is the nation’s premier non-profit for connecting veterans with their fellow Americans through inspiring stories of service.
Our goal is to build a nation that understands and values the experiences of our military veterans so that every day is Veterans Day.
We do this by bringing together–in-person and online–men and women from all walks of life, all ages and eras, and every branch of service to talk about what they’ve seen and done. We want to hear how people’s military service has shaped them. “Every Veteran Has a Story” is our slogan. We want to hear every one.
We share the stories we hear in our weekly VBC Bulletin email newsletter and our quarterly VBC Magazine. We also record a weekly podcast, The Scuttlebutt, about military culture from the people who lived it.
We do all this because we believe the best way to thank a Veteran is to listen.
Listening is what the VBC has been doing for the past 15 years, when we held our first small event outside of Pittsburgh. Since then, we’ve held over 1,000 programs in-person and online and have welcomed over 20,000 different people at our events, Veterans and non-Veterans coming together to listen.
We value every veteran’s experience, no matter who they are or when or how they served. We’ve seen up close the power of storytelling, as the memories shared at VBC events connect, heal, educate, and inspire an ever-expanding circle of listeners.
At any given event, you might hear from the newest members of Space Force to a 101-year-old World War II veteran.
We’ve welcomed Tin Can Sailors and Montford Point Marines, Vietnam Sky Soldiers and Cold War intelligence officers. We’ve heard stories from the Horn of Africa to Antarctica, the Bering Sea to Diego Garcia, and all points in between.
LORAN Coast Guardsmen and Radar Station Airmen have told us about serving in some of the most remote places on earth.
Korean War veterans have borne witness to their “forgotten war.”
Other “forgotten warriors” shared their memories of Beirut, Grenada, and Mogadishu.
Some of the first women authorized for combat shared stories of fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan, and of the Purple Hearts they received.
Join us at our events and help keep these stories alive.
All you need to do is listen.
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Do you know how many belt loops are on Marine Dress Blues? Or what the Air Force equivalent of the Navy Seabees is called? How about the command used to remove an individual from formation—but not end it?
Then step up and play VBC Jeopardy!, our 90-minute live and interactive trivia night where everyone can be a contestant, and the only requirement is a love for learning and laughter. Join us Monday, July 21 at 7:00pm ET for a special Veterans Breakfast Club livestream hosted on YouTube.
This Jeopardy-style game is unlike any other. There’s no buzzer, no formal sign-up—just hop into the chat and type your answer when a clue appears on the screen. Whether you’re a seasoned vet, a military spouse, a trivia junkie, or just someone who loves good fun with great people, this game is for you.
We play two rounds of Jeopardy with clues based on the military experience, culture, and history. Everyone in our Zoom room can raise their hand and answer a question.
We’ll be testing your knowledge across categories like Military Slang, Branch Traditions, Famous Battles, Rank & Insignia, and more. Expect real questions like:
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“THIS FAMOUS STRATEGIC BOMBING CAMPAIGN LASTED FROM 1965-1968.”
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“IN THE COAST GUARD, EVERY SHIP LONGER THAN 65 FEET IS CALLED THIS.”
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“THE NUMBER OF NAVY ADMIRALS TO BECOME U.S. PRESIDENT.”
If you’ve joined a Veterans Breakfast Club event before, you know it’s about connection, camaraderie, and celebrating the service of those who’ve worn the uniform. VBC Jeopardy! adds a twist of fun and competition to that mix—with a whole lot of trivia you didn’t know you knew.
No registration, no pressure—just bring your best guesses.
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We’re grateful to UPMC for Life for sponsoring this event!
On the morning of June 6, 1944—D-Day—14,000 Canadian troops stormed ashore at Juno Beach, a five-mile stretch of the Normandy coastline wedged between British landing zones. Facing a well-fortified German defense and rough surf, the Canadians fought their way inland in one of the most successful yet costly operations of the day. By nightfall, they had advanced further than any other Allied force. Yet, the Canadian contribution to D-Day remains one of the most underappreciated chapters of the Normandy invasion.
Join the Veterans Breakfast Club on Wednesday, July 24 at 7:00pm ET for a special livestream conversation about the Canadian experience on D-Day. We’ll explore the planning, execution, and aftermath of the Juno Beach assault, and reflect on how Canadian veterans have remembered and interpreted the legacy of that pivotal moment in World War II.
Our guests include:
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Marc Milner, one of Canada’s preeminent military historians and author of the acclaimed The Second Front: Allied Politics, Strategy, and the Invasion of France, 1944 (Yale University Press, 2024). Dr. Milner is professor emeritus at the University of New Brunswick and a leading expert on Canada’s naval and military role in WWII. His scholarship has helped reshape our understanding of Canada’s contribution to the Normandy campaign and the broader Allied strategy.
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Mark Zuehlke, award-winning author of the Canadian Battle Series, including Juno Beach: Canada’s D-Day Victory and Holding Juno. Zuehlke’s vivid narrative history has made him one of Canada’s most widely read military historians. His work brings to life the grit, sacrifice, and valor of Canadian soldiers on the battlefield.
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Scott Masters, longtime history teacher at Crestwood Preparatory College in Toronto and founder of the Crestwood Oral History Project, which has documented hundreds of Canadian veterans’ wartime stories. Masters brings a passion for educating the next generation about Canada’s military heritage through personal testimony and lived experience.
Together, our guests will paint a comprehensive portrait of Juno Beach and the Canadian D-Day experience—from the strategic high-level decisions to the individual stories of soldiers in the surf.
Join us live on July 24 at 7:00pm ET on Zoom, YouTube, or Facebook to be part of the conversation.
Zoom Registration: https://veteransbreakfastclub.org/events
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/veteransbreakfastclub
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/VeteransBreakfastClub
We’re grateful to UPMC for Life for sponsoring this event!
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The mission of the Veterans Breakfast Club is to create communities of listening around veterans and their stories to ensure that this living history will never be forgotten. We believe that through our work, people will be connected, educated, healed, and inspired.
INTRODUCING THE VETERANS HISTORY PROJECT
Preserving veterans’ stories so that this living history is never forgotten.
We pair passionate VBC volunteers with military veterans for one-on-one oral history interviews over Zoom. If you are a veteran, or you know a veteran, who would be interested in sharing his or her story with us, let us know. If you are someone interested in conducting these interviews, please reach out!
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