2nd and 4th Saturdays – 10 a.m.

The Broomfield Veterans Museum invites you to join us for Coffee and Conversation, where you can enjoy coffee, donuts, networking and a great presentation by a veteran or historian. In an informal setting, our Coffee and Conversation events provide museum visitors with an opportunity to listen to the stories of service and sacrifice, ask questions of our speakers and other veteran, see short videos and discuss the broader context of their experiences. Coffee and Conversation events in 2025 begin at 10 a.m. on the 2nd and 4th Saturdays each month.

Watch the Livestream

The museum is open and hosting Coffee and Conversation events. However, if you prefer to watch from home, we invite you to tune in via our YouTube livestream.

Upcoming Presentations 

12 July – Bill Purcell and Don Bates served in the United States Marine Corps during the Battle of
Hue. Both marines will discuss the USMC played in the battle as well as give some of their
personal insight into this pivotal battle in the ancient city of central Vietnam.

26 July – Phil Waters is a military historian who has researched the very famous shooting down and
death of Japanese Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto during World War II. He will give a presentation
outlining the planning, implementation, and controversy surrounding “Operation Vengeance”
in 1943.

9 August – David Barrett is a WWII historian and author. On this 80th anniversary of the dropping of atomic bombs on Japan, David will talk about his book, “140 Days to Hiroshima: The Story of Japan’s Last Chance to Avert Armageddon.” David was also the producer and consultant on a two-hour documentary titled “Heroes of the Sky: The Mighty Eighth Air Force,” which aired as a on National Geographic in 2020.

23 August – Terry Barnhart and Michael Keuthen will speak about the Battle of Oberkirchen, fought in Germany in April of 1945. Terry has spent many years researching his father’s role as an infantryman in the 9th Infantry Division fighting in the Ruhr Pocket during the closing months of WWII in Europe. Michael was born 1960 in the Ruhr area in the federal state of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. He served two years in the German armed forces (Bundeswehr) and then studied forestry. Michael assisted Terry in his research of the Battle of Oberkirchen, leading the two to become known as the “War History Brothers.”

13 September – Fred Martin will give a presentation on “Colorado Heroes of the India-China War: Flying the Hump,” relating the stories and some of Fred’s research into Colorado WWII veterans who served in the oft-overlooked China-Burma-India theater.

27 September – Tom Jacobs is a USMC Vietnam War vet. He returned to Vietnam in 2008 as part of
the 40th anniversary of the Tet Offensive. He will speak about his experiences during the war
and his impressions of Vietnam today.

Coffee and Conversation Archive

You can check out recordings of our past Coffee and Conversation presentations online through our museum’s YouTube channel. To view the full list of videos with their associated links, please click on this link: Coffee and Conversation Digital Guide