“Deeds Not Words:” Lessons Learned from a Thirty-Year Army Career
This special season of History Frogcast is the John V. Roach Honors College Departmental Honors project of Sam Taylor.
Season 4 Teaser
September 10, 2025
This project situates the thirty-year Army career of the host’s Great-Grandfather, Colonel Richard H. Verheul into the broader historical contexts through which he served.
S4 E1: Deeds Not Words
September 17, 2025
As such, this episode explores race relations within the US military at the time and considers how Black military service helped lay the foundation for a desegregated US military.
S4 E2: Atomic Age Assignments
September 24, 2025
The second episode focuses upon Col. Verheul’s time in Peru, Korea, and Japan, his stint at Michigan State University as a Professor of Military Science, and his work with nuclear weapons development at Fort Monroe, Virginia.
S4 E3: Pentomic Problems
October 1, 2025
The third episode follows Col. Verheul to a turbulent Germany with the 24th Infantry Division before his return to the US and subsequent work advising the Arkansas Army National Guard with the 39th Infantry Division.