S4E21 - A conversation with David Bentler, author of Brotherhood in War & Peace

<p><strong>Where were you when the U.S. was at war, whether it was Vietnam, Iraq, Afghanistan, and, now, Iran? More importantly, how did you feel about where you were? </strong></p><p>Lamar and Tom welcome David Bentler to the table for a conversation on his new book, <strong>Brotherhood in War &amp; Peace: A Historical Fiction of War, College, and Lifelong Friendship. </strong></p><p>David Bentler and Lamar Roth were classmates at Mt. Pleasant High School in Iowa. They competed with one another in basketball and track. Upon graduation David pursued a career in law enforcement and Lamar became a psychologist. Fifty years later they reunite for this conversation about David’s new book. </p><p>In this table talk Lamar and Tom talk with David about what led him to write this book and how the process has changed him. There are laughs as two friends re-unite and serious reflections as David, Lamar, and Tom reflect on how the Vietnam War, ever present in their teenage years, shaped them as people. </p><p>This is a conversation that will make you smile, make you laugh, and make you think about war and the role it plays in American culture.</p><p><strong>Learn More</strong></p><p><a href="https://a.co/d/054AYTHu"><strong>Brotherhood in War &amp; Peace: A Historical Fiction of War, College, and Lifelong Friendship</strong></a><strong> - https://a.co/d/054AYTHu</strong></p><p><strong>Really? You didn’t do any kind thing for anyone in the past year? Nobody was kind to you? </strong>That just can’t be true. We want to hear about your acts of kindness - big or small - from the past year. Next month we’ll be celebrating the Acts of Kindness of our podcast guests as well as those of our followers. It’s not too late…please take just a couple of minutes to share an act of kindness with us. It can be one you performed, one your received, or both. Click on this link to our<a href="https://forms.gle/5NQakn6bgeXpm2us5"> <u>Google Forms Acts of Kindness Survey</u></a> or copy and paste this address in your browser:<a href="https://forms.gle/5NQakn6bgeXpm2us5"> <u>https://forms.gle/5NQakn6bgeXpm2us5</u></a> </p><p>How you get there doesn’t matter. What matters is that you share your story to inspire others.</p><p>Finally, please share this survey because an act of kindness shared begets others.</p><p><strong>How We Check Ourselves</strong></p><p>Fact Checking: Because there are a lot of things happening…some true, some false, some unbelievable…we use the following fact checking