Now that the Broomfield Veterans Museum is open, please consider attending a Coffee & Conversation — the museum’s revived program of twice-monthly talks by veterans and historians. You can also watch C&Cs on YouTube. Go to youtube.com/user/broomfieldveterans. Here is the schedule of upcoming C&Cs. Note: The start time for all C&Cs is 10 a.m.
Feb. 27 — Bill Miles
Bill served in the U.S. Navy Submarine Service from 1980 to 1988 with tours on the USS Queenfish (SSN651) and the USS Omaha (SSN692), based out of Pearl Harbor. He achieved the rank of E-6 and his job focused on the maintenance of alarm, warning, control, and interior communications systems for the submarines. Bill will share his experiences of what it is like to train to be a submariner and then serve on a nuclear attack submarine.
March 13 — Bob Moulder
Bob joined the U.S. Navy in 1952 and served as a radioman on the USS Hector, USS Ajax, and USS Pinola. Most of his service was spent in Japanese and Korean waters in the latter part of the Korean War. Bob is a Civil War expert and amateur historian who will present a talk titled “Civil War Guns, Swords, and Stories,” as told through artifacts from his extensive personal collection. This is in conjunction with a special Civil War exhibit at the museum.
March 27 — John Peticolas
John served a 25-year career in the U.S. Navy and Naval Reserve, retiring with the rank of Commander (O-5). As a pilot he flew multiple aircraft, including the A-6 Intruder, the A-4 Skyhawk, and the P-3 Orion. In conjunction with a special Civil War exhibit, John will tell the story of his great grand-uncle, Albert Brown Peticolas, a young lawyer from Victoria, Texas, who joined other troops from his state in the 1862 Confederate invasion of New Mexico.
The Broomfield Veterans Museum is at 12 Garden Center, on the north side of Midway Boulevard, about a quarter mile east of Wadsworth Parkway (U.S. 287). It is open from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturdays and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thursdays. Contact information: 303-460-6801; broomfieldveterans.org or email broomfieldveterans@gmail.com.
