The Scuttlebutt: Understanding Military Culture

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Welcome to The Scuttlebutt, a weekly pre-recorded program presented by The Veterans Breakfast Club. “Scuttlebutt” is a military term (specifically Navy) for talk or gossip around the watercooler below decks. And this is what our program is all about: we have informed conversations about the military experience, past and present. We want to bridge the divide between those who serve and those who don’t. We look at headlines, we tackle important topics, and we ask questions. Join us on this journey of spreading the Scuttlebutt!

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Monday Feb 26, 2024

Author and Poet Victoria Kelly

Monday Feb 26, 2024

Victoria Kelly is the author of Homefront, Mrs. Houdini, and When the Men Go Off to War.

Victoria graduated Summa Cum Laude from Harvard University. She received her M.F.A. in Creative Writing from the Iowa Writers’ Workshop, and her M.Phil. in Creative Writing from Trinity College Dublin, where she was a U.S. Mitchell Scholar.

Her fiction and poetry have appeared in Best American Poetry, The Autumn House Anthology of Contemporary American Poetry, Prairie Schooner, Southwest Review and dozens of other journals and anthologies. Her novel Mrs. Houdini was a People Magazine Best New Book, a USA Today New and Noteworthy Book, a Jeopardy Pick and a Publishers Weekly Starred Debut.

Her new book HOMEFRONT is inspired by her experiences as the wife of a fighter pilot during three wartime deployments, this collection follows women whose lives have been impacted by war and military service as they struggle with their fragile ideas of home.

In “Prayers of an American Wife,” a Navy wife grapples with loneliness when she discovers that her neighbor, also a Navy wife, is having an affair while their husbands are deployed on the same aircraft carrier. Tensions rise in “The Strangers of Dubai” as a soldier on leave tries to buy his wife a souvenir from an Afghan vendor. After attending eight funerals with fellow military wives whose husbands died in the Iraq war, the protagonist in “Finding the Good Light” divorces her Navy husband and tries to start a new life as a movie star. These, along with the eleven other stories in this collection, explore the emotional landscape of the resilient women who remain on the homefront.

Kelly’s stories offer readers an intimate, eye-opening look into the sacrifices and steadfastness of military family members.

https://www.victoria-kelly.com/

Homefront - https://bit.ly/49im7cD

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Monday Feb 19, 2024

Veteran and Social Anthropologist - Charles Warner III

Monday Feb 19, 2024

Charles Warner is a veteran and social anthropologist studying at the University of Leuven, Belgium.

His research interests primarily revolve around war veterans (a.k.a. the emerging field of “Veterans Studies”), strategic peacebuilding, and post-conflict dialogue/resolution in Southeast Europe. Within this research, he incorporates or centers visual art and poetry/prose-poetry/narrative nonfiction to express ethnographic engagements, research insights, temporality and polyvocal (re)presentation. His PhD project, tentatively titled "The Veterans Eclectic: Engaging voices of past war & visions of future peace in Former Yugoslavia," is guided by two research questions:

1) Do former combatants embrace the identity of "veteran," maintain veteran-oriented organizations, and connect internationally after the battlefields have gone silent? If yes, how?

2) How might mapping and understanding cross-border veteran relationships influence current or new approaches to peace and stability between former battlefield foes?

In pursuit of these questions, Charlie conducted two+ years of relational ethnographic fieldwork and participant observation alongside war veterans in Bosnia, Serbia, Croatia, Slovenia and Kosovo. This fieldwork has generated new insights into veteran culture and relations, their social visibility (or lack thereof), transnational relations, performative materiality, and veteran considerations of the future. Speaking more broadly, this research seeks to strengthen collaborations between social anthropology and the political sciences while contributing to Veterans Studies (thus challenging North Atlantic-centric narratives and hegemony within an emerging field) and informing new paradigms of peacebuilding in former Yugoslavia and beyond.

The research shared by Charlie Warner with the Scuttlebutt podcast is supported by the Research Foundation – Flanders (FWO) and the University of Leuven, Belgium.

The Veterans Eclectic - https://theveteranseclectic.wordpress.com/

Ku Leuven - https://soc.kuleuven.be/anthropology/staff/00122596

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Monday Feb 12, 2024

US Armed Forces Chess Championship

Monday Feb 12, 2024

This week on The Scuttlebutt we talk with the Chair of the Military Chess Committee and Navy veteran, Rob Getty about the upcoming 65th Annual US Armed Forces Chess Championship.

Rob talks about his service, how chess launched his military career, beginner tips, and lessons learned.

https://www.facebook.com/usafochess/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Armed_Forces_Chess_Championship

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To find out more information about the Veterans Breakfast Club and view our upcoming schedule of online and in-person events, visit our website at: http://www.veteransbreakfastclub.org/

Monday Jan 29, 2024

What Happened to Japanese Americans During WWII

Monday Jan 29, 2024

Dr. Mitchell T. Maki is the President and CEO of the Go For Broke National Education Center, a non-profit organization dedicated to preserving the legacy and lessons of the Nisei (a person born in the US whose parents were immigrants from Japan) World War II veterans. The mission of GO FOR BROKE is to educate and inspire character and equality through the virtue and valor of our World War II American veterans of Japanese ancestry.

Dr. Maki is also the lead author of the award-winning book, Achieving the Impossible Dream: How Japanese Americans Obtained Redress, a detailed case study of the 1988 Civil Liberties Act. Nearly fifty years after being incarcerated by their own government, Japanese American concentration camp survivors succeeded in obtaining redress for the personal humiliation, family dislocation, and economic ruin caused by their ordeal. An inspiring story of wrongs made right as well as a practical guide to getting legislation through Congress, Achieving the Impossible Dream documents the redress movement from its earliest roots during World War II, the formal introduction of the idea in the 1970s, the Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians, the judicial battles during the 1980s, and the lobbying of the legislative and executive branches in the 1980s and 1990s. In 2000, the book received the Gustavus Myers Outstanding Book Award which is given to books addressing bigotry and human rights in North America.

Dr. Maki has held the positions of acting Provost and Vice president of Academic Affairs, Vice Provost of Student Academic Success, dean of the Colleges of Professional Studies and Health and Human Services (CSUDH), acting dean of the College of Health and Human Services at CSU Los Angeles and assistant professor in the Department of Social Welfare at UCLA. As acting Provost, Dr. Maki provided academic and strategic leadership for CSUDH's five academic colleges which served over fifteen thousand students.

Go For Broke - https://goforbroke.org/

Achieving the Impossible Dream - https://bit.ly/3H36KIm

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Monday Jan 22, 2024

History and Stories of the Challenge Coin

Monday Jan 22, 2024

Have you ever received a challenge coin and thought about its history? Who started this tradition? What is the etiquette of keeping them on hand? How are they made? Who designs them?

The Scuttlebutt attempts to answer these questions and more with Vietnam Navy Veteran Donn Nemchick and longtime VBC member Henry Schoepke. We dive into the history and hear stories of the challenge coins Henry and Donn have received over the years.

Henry also dives into his vast collection of signatures and stories he’s received from WWII veterans.

Henry’s letter in VBC Magazine - https://bit.ly/421Tw8v

Henry’s appearance on 15WMTV - https://bit.ly/48WZKbS

Challenge Coins Wiki - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Challenge_coin

44-year veteran creates challenge coins to honor military members - https://youtu.be/Na2-PPT5xXI?si=R0VKPUAtUWGuaqr_

Thrift Store Finds Military Challenge Coins Large Lot Any Good Ones? - https://youtu.be/N-5mKIkZNms?si=-cmxEew4UvS2HNF5

How to Practice Military Challenge Coin Etiquette - https://youtu.be/zc6_9TqmOfA?si=Hgx2JUEdcXzGZZRY

Order your own Challenge Coin from a Veteran-owned Business - Www.medalsofamerica.com

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To find out more information about the Veterans Breakfast Club and view our upcoming schedule of online and in-person events, visit our website at: http://www.veteransbreakfastclub.org/

Monday Jan 15, 2024

Veteran Al Smith talks about the Military & Veterans group Braver Angels

Monday Jan 15, 2024

Al Smith was an Infantry Platoon Officer during the Vietnam War. He believes that his military service taught him how to work well with people from all backgrounds regardless of race, gender, or political beliefs.

Today, he is a member of the Military & Veterans Group within the organization Braver Angels. The MV Group's mission is to bring together veterans whose military service has instilled them with the importance of unity, teamwork, and a country-first mentality in order to promote working together.

Braver Angels believes that the military’s core values of service-before-self, behavior of acceptance of others, and teamwork can help our nation reduce effective polarization. They are leading the nation’s largest cross-partisan, volunteer-led movement to bridge the political divide. Through community gatherings, real debates, and grassroots leaders working together, they’re offering America what it needs to overcome the bitterness of our partisan divide.

Citizenship is the common thread that connects all Americans and Braver Angels believes we are a nation bound not by race or religion, but by the shared values of freedom, liberty, and equality. When Reds, Blues and Others work together, the entire country benefits. Their movement is the guiding force that's helping Americans work together again.

To get involved visit their website at www.BraverAngels.org.

Braver Angels: https://braverangels.org/

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To find out more information about the Veterans Breakfast Club and view our upcoming schedule of online and in-person events, visit our website at: http://www.veteransbreakfastclub.org/

Monday Jan 08, 2024

Navy SEAL Veteran Rick Kaiser Talks Frogman Stories and the Navy SEAL Museum

Monday Jan 08, 2024

Joining me on The Scuttlebutt this week to kick off our ninth season is Navy SEAL Veteran Rick Kaiser.

Born and raised in Milwaukee Wisconsin, Rick Kaiser joined the U.S. Navy at age 17. He attended Basic Underwater Demolition SEAL (BUD/S) training Class 109 in Coronado, CA. Rick was assigned to SEAL Team TWO in Little Creek, VA in 1980. He served at SEAL Team TWO from 1980 until 1985, specializing in winter warfare, combat diving, and sniping until he was selected for duty at SEAL Team SIX in 1985.

In 1993, Rick received the Silver Star Medal for Valor during the Battle of Mogadishu (Black Hawk Down). He served at ST-6 from 1985 through October of 2012. During his time at ST-6, Rick acted as sniper, explosives expert, lead training Chief, sniper team leader, and Deputy Operations Officer.

Rick continues to serve his country and fellow SEALs by helping to educate others about this unique special operations force and further the Frogman heritage as the Chief Executive Officer of the National Navy UDT-SEAL Museum.

Rick talks about his service, what challenged him in BUD/S, the leaders he looked up to, the missions he was assigned, and when the history of the SEALs started to mean something to him. Hint: It’s not when you think!

For more information about Rick’s book FROGMAN STORIES and to check on the goings-on at the Navy SEAL Museum check out the links below.

Frogman Stories: https://www.amazon.com/Frogman-Stories-Leadership-Lessons-Teams/dp/1636243517

Navy SEAL Museum: https://www.navysealmuseum.org/

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To find out more information about the Veterans Breakfast Club and view our upcoming schedule of online and in-person events, visit our website at: http://www.veteransbreakfastclub.org/

Monday Dec 18, 2023

Emily Bleeker newest historical fiction book When We Were Enemies

Monday Dec 18, 2023

Emily Bleeker is the best-selling author of seven novels. Combined, her books have reached over 2 million readers. She is a two-time Whitney Award finalist, a Wall Street Journal bestseller, Amazon charts bestseller and was recently listed as one of the top 100 Kindle authors “of all time.”

Emily lives in the northern suburbs of Chicago with her four kids and a growing menagerie of animals. Between writing and being a mom, she attempts to learn guitar, sings along to the radio (loudly), performs with a local improv troupe, and embraces her newfound addiction to running.

Her newest historical fiction novel, WHEN WE WERE ENEMIES tells the story of camera-shy Elise Branson. Elise is different from the other women in her maternal line. Her mother is an award-winning actress. Her late grandmother, Vivian Snow, is a beloved Hollywood icon. But when Elise’s upcoming wedding coincides with a documentary being made about Vivian, Elise can’t escape the camera’s gaze. And neither can her grandmother, even in death.

It’s 1943 when Vivian, a small-town Indiana girl, lends her home front support to the war effort. As a translator in the nearby Italian POW camp, she’s invaluable. As a celebrated singer for the USO, she lifts men’s spirits and falls in love with a soldier. But behind this all-American love story is a shocking secret—one that is vital to keep buried if Vivian is to achieve the fame and fortune she covets.

For Elise and Vivian, what’s hidden—and what’s exposed—threatens to unravel their lives. The heart-wrenching choices they must make will change them both forever.

Emily Bleeker’s Website: https://emilybleeker.com/

WHEN WE WERE ENEMIES - https://bit.ly/3tjrAjl

WRECKAGE - https://bit.ly/48grojX

WHAT’S LEFT UNSAID - https://bit.ly/3t9PbDf

WHEN I’M GONE - https://bit.ly/46V3itY

THE WAITING ROOM - https://bit.ly/3v14m1T

WORKING FIRE - https://bit.ly/489BJ0W

WHAT IT SEEMS - https://amzn.to/3NmcLmV

The Body Keeps the Score by Sean Pratt - https://bit.ly/4a9BzbP

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Monday Dec 04, 2023

Pat D’Amico and the Importance of Strong Leadership

Monday Dec 04, 2023

Pat D’Amico, is a Corporate Adviser to Fortune 500 Executives and the CEO of About-Face Development, LLC.

From the explosive front lines of the battlefield to the high-stakes world of Fortune 500 companies, Pat D'Amico has mastered the art of leadership under fire. His story begins as a mere teenager, enlisting in the U.S. Army and, against all odds, rising through the ranks to Captain. In the harshest conditions imaginable, Pat led global deployments leaving an indelible mark on the Army’s legacy.

The battlefield morphed into the corporate arena, where Pat stood against the tides of business uncertainty for over 25 years. He claimed leadership positions, even at the VP level, in mammoth corporations and feisty start-ups, leading teams to victory in the global corporate landscape.

In a remarkable twist, Pat didn't just lead departments – he pioneered them. Embracing newly created roles, he transformed nascent departments within established organizations into thriving and effective entities.

Pat wields his diverse experiences like a two-edged sword, delivering sharp, real-world insights that trigger commercial success for his clients.

From the Army to the corporate world and coaching arena, his leadership journey is packed with tales of triumph, transformation, and unwavering pursuit of excellence.

About-Face Development - https://aboutfacedevelopment.com/

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To find out more information about the Veterans Breakfast Club and view our upcoming schedule of online and in-person events, visit our website at: http://www.veteransbreakfastclub.org/

Monday Nov 20, 2023

WW2TV with Paul Woodadge

Monday Nov 20, 2023

Paul Woodadge is a battlefield guide, historian, and YouTuber. He hosts the popular YouTube channel WW2TV which has nearly 900 videos. With 59,000 subscribers, he is one of YouTubes most popular historians.

Growing up in Great Britain with a grandfather who was proud to discuss his time in service, Paul developed a passion for history. Eventually settling in Normandy, Paul spends his time leading groups and producing his YouTube channel. WW2TV brings you the world's best military historians, authors and experts - battlefield explanations, presentations, lectures, discussions and analysis.

Paul is intoxicating with his extreme devotion for storytelling and encyclopedic knowledge of the history of D-Day and beyond.

WW2TV YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/WW2TV

WW2TV Website: https://www.ww2tv.com/

Paul’s Books:

Angels of Mercy - https://bit.ly/3QHQGjC

World War II Battlefields - https://bit.ly/3MJ8EkP

Support this podcast:

Thank you to our sponsor: Tobacco Free Adagio Health: https://tobaccofree.adagiohealth.org/

The Scuttlebutt is now on Wreaths Across America Radio. You listen in any time with this live link: https://www.wreathsacrossamerica.org/radio

To find out more information about the Veterans Breakfast Club and view our upcoming schedule of online and in-person events, visit our website at: http://www.veteransbreakfastclub.org/