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ZOOM EVENT: Tonight, Monday, September 19, 7:00 PM

The most important Cold War project you’ve never heard of

The Inter-American Geodetic Survey (IAGS) was the most important Cold War project you’ve never heard of. Its mission was to map the vast uncharted regions of Latin America . . . and collect on-the-ground intelligence in the process.

The IAGS school at Fort Clayton, Panama Canal Zone, educated thousands of Latin American senior officers, some famous, some infamous.

Guests: IAGS veterans Paul Hauser, Steve Sullivan, Jack Hild, and others who worked on the project and lived in the Canal Zone.

Sponsored by D&D Auto Salvage and Tobacco Free Adagio Health.  

Simulcast to Facebook and YouTube.

IN-PERSON EVENT: Tuesday, September 27 

8:30 AM - 10:30 AM ET

Join us for an in-person breakfast program where veterans share stories of service, and the rest of us pose questions we may have been afraid to ask. Questions like: “Why did soldiers not strap their helmets until the 1990s?” You never know what you’re going to hear or who you’re going to meet.

Please join us!

Location: Christ United Methodist Church (44 Highland Rd, Bethel Park 15102)

Cost: $15 per person

RSVP: call 412-623-9029 or email betty@veteransbreakfastclub.org

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EVENT: Celebrate the 225th Birthday of the USS Constitution

Join us on a five-day/four-night trip to Boston this fall for the 225^th Birthday of the USS Constitution. We’ll be special guests of the USS Constitution Museum, which will host a live VBC Happy Hour storytelling event with Constitution veterans and crew members.

We’ll trace Boston’s Freedom Trail and tour the USS Constitution and..

EVENT: MCSP Annual Fundraiser

Thursday, September 29

5:30-8:30 PM

Location: Eddie Merlot's

444 Liberty Ave.

Pittsburgh, PA 15222

Complimentary Parking

Please join us for a FUN evening with Military Community Support Project. 

This special evening will include food stations, wine, cocktails, raffles, auctions, and more!

They will have mixology classes during the evening’s festivities. Looking for more? Dive in and join the private meat class to learn about all the cuts and best preparations.

The Most Important Cold War Project You’ve Never Heard Of: The Inter-American Geodetic Survey

Bad maps lose wars. Napoleon might have triumphed at Waterloo if he’d had a better map. If you don’t know a region’s geography, topography, and social boundaries, you can’t fight well there. That’s why the US Army launched The Inter-American Geodetic Survey in 1946. 

Happy 75th Birthday, Air Force! Meet Your Grandfather, Professor Thaddeus Lowe.

The US Air Force turned 75 yesterday, the anniversary of the Air Force’s formal separation from the Army under the terms of the National Security Act of 1947. But if you really want to trace the origins of America’s air power, you need to go back to the Civil War and an eccentric man obsessed with hydrogen balloons.

Jim “Pee Wee” Martin Dies at Age 101

We learned that the great 101^st Airborne WWII veteran Jim “Pee Wee” Martin of Band of Brothers fame died on September 11 at age 101. Watch this 27 minutes we had with Pee Wee last year on Greatest Generation Live. He talks D-Day and Market Garden and the things he carried with him for decades after the war. 

‘Princess Auto Mechanic’ — Here’s how Queen Elizabeth served in World War II

Queen Elizabeth II, who died last week at age 96, will be remembered as Britain’s longest-serving monarch. She was also the first woman in the Royal Family to serve as an active duty member of the British Armed Forces.

At age 18, she joined the Auxiliary Territorial Service and trained as a driver and mechanic with the rank of Second Subaltern before a promotion to Junior Commander.

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Thank you to our sponsor, D&D Auto Salvage!

Thank you to our sponsor Tobacco Free Adagio Health! TFAH is dedicated to preventing and reducing tobacco use and increasing education about tobacco hazards and secondhand smoke. 

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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!

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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. 

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