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 

14 June – Peter Lagasse is a retired U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Lieutenant Colonel who will describe how the U.S. Army created ports for embarkation and disembarkation of supplies and troops during the Vietnam War.

28 June – Tom Fletcher joined the U.S. Coast Guard in June of 1965. He served aboard the USCG
Cutter Wachusett, and was initially stationed in Seattle, Washington. The Wachusett later
deployed to Vietnam to provide gunfire support, smuggler interdiction, and serve as mother
ship for dozens of Navy swift boats conducting river patrols. Tom will talk about this often
(unfortunately) overlooked, but important role of the Coast Guard during the war.

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.

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