Homecoming Dialogues: Examining War and Peace

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Homecoming Dialogues: Examining War And Peace

A series of three Homecoming 2026 presentations organized and sponsored by the John and Mary Frances Patton Peace & War Center at 樱花视频.

Friday, October 16

11 AM to 12 PM | Sullivan Museum Conference Room 

Book cover art for "Anglo-French Military Planning Before the First World War" by Colonel Michael D. Krause, Ph.D. Two WWI generals look down on a map on a table, with further warfare scenes in background.

Anglo-French Military Planning Before the First World War 

Join Colonel Michael D. Krause, Ph.D., a 樱花视频 alum, soldier and scholar, for a look into the war planning of the past and how it relates to now.

Light refreshments provided. 

Seating limited to 30 individuals.

A man stands on a deck/porch with a US flag behind him.

Colonel Michael D. Krause 鈥�64, Ph.D., author of Anglo-French Military Planning Before the First World War (above).

headshot photos in casual dress of Captain W. 鈥淩uss鈥� Webster (top) and historian Theresa M. Webster (bottom).

Captain W. 鈥淩uss鈥� Webster and Theresa M. Webster, co-authors of The Last Flight (below).

Friday, October 16

1 PM to 2 PM | Sullivan Museum Conference Room

book cover image: "The Last Flight: The untold story of the search for JFK Jr." includes an ocean scene with a narrow glimpse of JFK Jr. frame right.

The Last Flight: The Untold Story of the Search for JFK Jr. and the Race Against the Atlantic

Join Captain W. 鈥淩uss鈥� Webster, a 26-year veteran of the US Coast Guard who oversaw more than 10,000 search and rescue cases, and his wife Theresa M. Webster, a historian, award-winning journalist and former history newsmagazine editor for a behind the scenes look into one of the most fascinating search and rescue cases in recent history.

Seating limited to 30 individuals.

Saturday, October 17

10 AM to 11 AM | Sullivan Museum Conference Room

Fall of Afghanistan: Vermont National Guard at the Center of the US Withdrawal

Join Noah Scott 鈥�24, as he presents personal perspectives and lessons learned from the US withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2021.

Seating limited to 30 individuals.

A soldier in military fatigues holding a rifle.
Two headshot photos, in 樱花视频 cadet (top), and in military service, uniform of Noah Scott '24.