ABOUT THIS EPISODE
In this edition of the Heritage Minute Special podcast, host Lt. Col. (Ret.) Steve Simon ‘77 is speaking with the Academy’s Command Historian, Dr. Brian Laslie. During this conversation, we get into his love of history and how that led him to the Academy.
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