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Last Call
Registration Ends Tuesday, 3/28 At Noon
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“Hoop Dreams” Filmmaker Frederick Marx Takes on “Veterans Journey Home”
Joining The Scuttlebutt this week to talk about his recent five-film documentary series is internationally acclaimed, Oscar and Emmy nominated director/writer Frederick Marx.
Frederick is the founder of Warrior Films, a non-profit production company whose mission is to inspire needed social change by telling compelling stories highlighting transformational solutions.
Warrior Films recently put the finishing touches on Veterans Journey Home, a five-film series telling a different kind of “Hero’s Journey” than the one the public is used to. Each documentary puts the spotlight on returning veterans and their transition back to civilian life.
This series is not to be missed and can be purchased for viewing on the Veterans Journey Home website. Click here to see it>>>
Watch the Podcast here>>>
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ZOOM EVENT: MONDAY, APRIL 3 at 7:00 PM ET
“BROTHERS LIKE THESE:” VETERANS WHO
WROTE THEIR STORIES AND HEALED
Join us for a conversation with six Vietnam veterans who’ve
written their stories and healed. Hear the remarkable voices, stories and
poems, large and small, funny and heartbreaking — not just invaluable to
succeeding generations of soldiers, but to every citizen of our country, and
beyond. Read More>>>
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ZOOM EVENT: MONDAY, APRIL 10 at 7:00 PM ET
“ROCK AND WAR” WITH MUSIC LEGEND AND
VIETNAM VET BILLY TERRELL
It’s hard to imagine a more eventful life than the one lived by music legend and Vietnam Veteran Billy Terrell. Desperately poor, Billy dropped out of school to support his family by waiting tables in Asbury Park, New Jersey.
He taught himself how to play guitar, began performing, got discovered, and landed in New York City as a songwriter for Kama Sutra Records. His first record was “They Said It Couldn’t Be Done”
by The Duprees, B-side of the hit “Around the Corner.” Billy was on his way. Then, he got drafted...Read More>>>
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VBC BREAKFASTS BEGIN WEDNESDAY, APRIL 5 in BEAVER, PA.
We’re happy to announce our Spring 2023 in-person program event schedule. This will be our 15th year of VBC storytelling breakfasts, where people of all backgrounds, veterans and non-veterans, come to listen and learn, connect and heal, and say thank you to those who’ve served.
See spring schedule here>>>
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On This Day: The Hainan Island Incident
On April 1, 2001, a United States Navy intelligence aircraft collided with a Chinese interceptor jet sparking a brief international crisis that’s been forgotten in the wake of the 9/11 attacks and the Middle Eastern wars that followed.
The collision, which left a Chinese pilot dead and 24 US crewmembers in Chinese custody on Hainan Island, might have sparked a military confrontation. But a carefully phrased letter from the US saved the day and leaves us with the question: what does “we’re sorry” really mean? Read More>>>
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Iraq War Veterans, 20 Years Later: ‘I Don’t Know How to Explain the War to Myself’
In 2003, filmmakers Petra Epperlein and Michael Tucker began filming the U.S. Army’s 2nd Battalion, 3rd Field Artillery Regiment (known as the Gunners) in Baghdad. Twenty years later, they interviewed the soldiers about how they make sense of their role in a war that has yet to be fully reckoned with. Watch this excellent 17-min video about fighting the Iraq War, then and now: Watch here>>>
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Decoding Military Serial Numbers
Thank you to Jim Jamieson for passing along this article on the hidden meanings in military serial numbers. Seven digit serial number beginning with 8? Definitely a woman. Eight digit serial number beginning with 206 means National Guard from Illinois, Michigan, or Wisconsin. Serial numbers started phasing out in favor of Social Security numbers in 1969, only to return in 2011 as the Electronic Data Interchange Personal Identifier (EDIPI).
Read More>>>
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Support New Enlistees this Spring!
Spring is here, which means high school graduation and a new class of enlistees in the Armed Forces are around the corner.
In 2009, Ken Hartman founded Our Community Salutes which helps communities recognize, honor and support high school seniors who plan to enlist in the military. OCS has dozens of ceremonies planned in local communities around the country, including Pittsburgh on April 25, where Todd will serve as emcee.
Find an event near you and learn more about OCS. Learn More>>>
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BECOME A MEMBER
For $36/year, you can become a member of the Veterans Breakfast Club and help support our mission of sharing veterans’ stories. Check out membership benefits and sign up on our website!
LEARN MORE →
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JOIN THE VETERANS HISTORY PROJECT
We’re proud to announce a new VBC Veterans History Project that pairs volunteer interviewers with military veterans for one-on-one oral history interviews over Zoom. There’s no charge for an interview, and the recording is the veteran’s to keep. Sign up to interview or be interviewed!
SIGN UP →
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SPONSOR A VBC PROGRAM
Show your support for our veterans by sponsoring a virtual program, an in-person event, or our podcast, the Scuttlebutt! Virtual event sponsors receive program branding, speaking time, and more. Check out in-person and Scuttlebutt sponsorship details on our website.
SPONSORSHIP INFO →
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