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Joe Nye
January 11, 2021
“Do Morals Matter? Presidents and Foreign Policy from FDR to Trump”  

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Presented by Joe Nye, University Distinguished Service Professor Emeritus and former Dean of the JFK School of Government at Harvard University.  Prof. Nye rates the ethical foreign policy decisions of 14 presidents from FDR to Trump, focusing on the 3 dimensions of ethical behavior: intentions, means, and consequences. Read more.
 
Sarah Carnes
February 8, 2021
“Pandemic:  On the Front Lines of the Life-or-Death Battle With COVID-19 at the Bedford VA Medical Center”
          
Presented by Sarah Carnes, former Army Captain, former Acting Emergency Manager, and Health System Specialist, Bedford VAMC.  Sarah shares her experiences as the Acting 
Emergency Manager at the Bedford VA Medical Center from February through July 2020.
 
Howard Blum
March 8, 2021

“Night of the Assassins: The True Story of the Nazi Plot to Kill FDR, Churchill and Stalin During World War II"
 
Presented by Howard Blum, former investigative reporter for The New York Times, author of five NYT bestsellers, and contributing editor to Vanity Fair.  FDR, Churchill and Stalin, the 3 most powerful men in the world, are meeting at a top-secret conference in Tehran.  The mission: kill them.  The assassins:  a specially trained Nazi team. The stakes: the future of the Western world.

John Rees
April 12, 2021

“They Were Good Soldiers: The Role of African-Americans in the Regiments of the Continental Army.”
 
Presented by John Rees, historian and specialist in the Continental Army, author and Reenactor.  Rees examines the wartime duties and experiences of African-Americans, both free and enslaved, who served in the Continental Army, shedding light on their treatment, their postwar fortunes and the increasing racial bias they faced.
 
Wolfgang Samuel
May 10, 2021

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Presented by Wolfgang Samuel, Colonel, retired, USAF, highly  decorated Vietnam veteran, and author of 8 books with a focus on World War II. 
 
 
Arthur Graham
June 14, 2021
“Prosthetics: How Bionic Technology is Helping to Restore Function to Amputees Once Considered Impossible”
 
Presented by Arthur Graham, Clinical Manager, Next Step Bionics and Prosthetics Newton, MA. Using technology only dreamed of a few years ago, Arthur and his team have transformed the lives of veterans, athletes, children, and others who have lost limbs, giving them the precious gift of independence.  

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