Pritzker Military Library Presents

- Season 16

(2021)

This program is a special episode with the senior leaders of the First Army, a three-star command that has been headquartered since 2011 at Rock Island Arsenal, Illinois. First Army carries the critical and complicated mission of partnering with, training and mobilizing the entirety of the nation's Reserve Component: the Army National Guard and the U.S. Army Reserve.

As the sergeant major of the Army, Grinston is the Army chief of staff's personal adviser on matters affecting the enlisted force. He discusses the U.S. Army's Noncommissioned Officer Corps and his career to date.

Rear Admiral Schneider graduated from the U.S. Coast Guard Academy in 1968 starting his thirty yearlong military career. He served eight years on active duty, which was followed by service in the Coast Guard Reserve.

Alexander Vindman discusses his book Here, Right Matters.

Patrick O'Donnell discusses his new book, The Indispensables: The Diverse Soldier-Mariners Who Shaped the Country, Formed the Navy, and Rowed Washington Across the Delaware.

Admiral Sandy Stosz served for 40 years in the US Coast Guard, including 12 years at sea. She discusses her career, her memoir, and lessons learned from historic firsts.

Authors John Arsenault LtCol USMC (ret) and Thomas Gourneau discuss their book which collects the experiences of the veterans who fought for the Fire Support Base Argonne.