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In the spring of 1972, North Vietnam launched the massive Easter Offensive, a conventional invasion that nearly broke South Vietnam. The response: Operation Linebacker I—a sustained U.S. air campaign that reshaped the battlefield and helped halt the advance.

Join the Veterans Breakfast Club (VBC) for a powerful live conversation on this pivotal moment in the Vietnam Wa...


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Join VBC LIVE on Thursday, May 7 at 7PM (ET) for a conversation with World War II Marine veteran Neal McCallum, who fought in the Battle of Okinawa 81 years ago.

At just 18 years old, McCallum landed on Okinawa with Fox Company, 29th Marine Regiment, 6th Marine Division, part of the massive U.S. invasion force that stormed the island on Easter Sunday April 1, 1945y.


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[00:00 - 01:10] Introduction and Welcome

Hosts Shaun, Todd, and Glenn welcome viewers.
Overview of the Veterans Breakfast Club mission: creating communities of listening around veterans and their stories.
Invitation to join live Zoom sessions and watch on Facebook or YouTube.

[01:10 - 06:40] Upcoming Events and Programs

Announcement of Thursday ni...


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Join us for a remarkable evening with World War II veteran Richard “Dick” Inlow, a 101-year-old Navy Seabee who served in the Pacific.

Drafted out of high school and sent to a Seabee battalion, Dick didn’t even know what a Seabee was—just that the Navy put him on a train and sent him where he was needed. Before long, he found himself landing in the first wave at Peleli...


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What happens between the battlefield and home? Aeromedical, an Emmy Award–winning documentary by Rebecca Abbott and Tim Malloy, takes you inside U.S. Air Force aeromedical evacuation missions that move wounded service members from combat zones to advanced care—often within hours, and sometimes back to the United States within days.

Filmed in Afghanistan, Germany, and t...


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