Friday, March 10: The U.S. Military Experience in Iraq
9:00am LTG (R) Tom Metz to set the tone for symposium
9:10am Opening Remarks by Dr. David Kieran and Michael Denehy (LTC Ret)
9:15am Opening Keynote:
Dr. Liam Collins, COL (R), Former Director Modern War Institute, USMA
10:15am – 1030 Break
10:30am Panel #1: Evaluating Military Strategy in the Iraq War / the Character of War
| COL (R) Conrad Crane, PhD | US Army War College |
| COL (R) Gian Gentile, PhD | RAND Corp |
| GEN (R) David Perkins | Former Commanding General, USA TRADOC |
| COL (R) Rick Brennan, PhD | RAND Corp |
11:30am Lunch
- Fife and drum will be open
- Chicken fingers and Fries
- Hamburger and Fries
- Unknown option
- Concessions stand
- Two hot dogs, chips, drink
- Two slices of pizza, drink
- Three food trucks
- German Food Truck
- The Chicken Coop Lady Food Truck
- Country’s Barbecue Food Truck
*Panelist to eat in Continental Room from the Fife and Drum
1:00pm Panel #2: The Experience of US Service Members in Iraq
| CSM Ret. Jeff Mellinger | Former Multi National Force – Iraq Command Sergeant Major |
| Kyle Longley, PhD | Director of the War, Diplomacy, and Society Program and Henry Salvatori Professor of American Values and Traditions, Chapman University |
| Kara Dixon-Vuic, PhD | Lance Corporal Benjamin W. Schmidt Professor of War, Conflict, and Society, Texas Christian University |
2:00pm – 2:15pm Break
2:15pm Panel #3: Veteran Perspectives on Service in Iraq
| Lee Crognale | USN LtCdr Retired |
| Carey Eichorst | USAF COL Retired |
| Michaela Tyndell | 1SG, US Army Retired |
| Jason Dominguez | SGT, US Marines |
| Erich Fricke | SSG, NH National Guard |
3:15pm – 3:30pm Break
3:30pm Panel #4: Veterans and Their Families After War
| Kenneth MacLeish, PhD | Associate professor of Medicine, Health & Society and Anthropology, Vanderbilt University |
| COL Brian O’Leary, PhD | Command Psychologist, 5th Special Forces Group |
| Tyler Merritt | USA Major Retired. Founder, 9Line Apparel Company |
| Haley Uthlaut | Gold Star Spouse |
4:30pm End of day
6:00pm- 9:00pm. Bibb Mill Dinner and Keynote Address
6:00pm Cocktails
6:35pm Welcome/ Remarks
6:40pm Dinner
7:30pm LTC (R) Michael Denehy – Intro to GEN(R) Perkins
7:35pm GEN (R) Perkins – Intro to keynote speaker
7:45pm Keynote Speaker – GEN(R) Peter Chiarelli
8:30pm Questions and Answers
9:00pm Event End
Saturday, March 11: The Costs of War
9:00am Opening Remarks- Michael Denehy LTC (R)
Dr. David Kieran intro to Dr. Catherine Lutz
9:15am Keynote Address:
Catherine Lutz, PhD, Thomas J. Watson, Jr. Family Professor Emerita of Anthropology and International Studies, Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs, Brown University; Co-Director, Costs of War Project
10:15am – 10:30am Break
10:30am Panel #1: The Impact of the War on Iraq
| Kali Rubai, PhD | Assistant Professor of Anthropology, Purdue University |
| Zainab Saleh, PhD | Assistant Professor of Anthropology, Haverford College |
| Bridget Gurasci, PhD | Associate Professor of Anthropology, Franklin & Marshall College |
*Panelist to eat in Continental Room from the Fife and Drum
11:30am Lunch
- Fife and drum will be open
- Chicken fingers and Fries
- Hamburger and Fries
- Unknown option
- Concessions stand
- Two hot dogs, chips, drink
- Two slices of slices of pizza, drink
- Two food trucks
- German Food Truck
- Country’s Barbecue
1:00pm Panel #2: Iraqi Perspectives on the US War and Occupation
| Sam AlHamdary | Supply Specialist, 1ST Battalion, 345 Regiment |
| Maryam AlHamdary | Wife of Sam AlHamdary |
| Mohammad Mohammad | PVT, in the Iraqi Combat Engineers |
| Tahreer Khilkhal | Wife of Mohammad Mohammad |
2:00pm-2:15pm Break
2:15pm Panel #3: Lessons Learned and Not Learned
| COL (R) Gregory Daddis, PhD | USS Midway Professor of Military History, San Diego State University |
| LTC (R) Mike Nelson | Institute for the Study of War |
| COL Scott Mueller | Chief of Staff, US Army Center For Lessons Learned, Fort Leavenworth, KS |
3:15pm – 4:45pm Reception at the NIM in lobby:
Book signing and light hors ‘D Oeuvres
- David Kieran Signature Wounds – The Untold Story of the Military’s Mental Health Crisis
- Liam Collin – Understanding Urban Warfare
- Conrad Crane, PhD (COL, USA Ret) – Cassandra in OZ: Counterinsurgency and Future War
- Gian Gentile, PhD (COL, USA, Ret) – Wrong Turn: America’s Deadly Embrace of Counterinsurgency
- Christopher Hamner – Enduring Battle: American Soldiers in Three Wars, 1776-1945
- Kara Dixon Vuic, PhD – The Girls Next Door: Bringing the Home front to the Front Lines
- Kyle Longley, PhD – Grunts: The American Combat Soldier in Vietnam
- Catherine Lutz, PhD – War & Health: The Medical Consequences of the Wars in Iraq and Afghanistan
- Zainab Saleh, PhD – Ruin to Return : Iraqi Narratives of Exile and Nostalgia
- Kenneth T. MacLeish, PhD – Making War at Fort Hood : Life and Uncertainty in a Military Community
- Gregory Daddis, PhD (COL, USA, Ret) – Withdrawal: Reassessing America’s Final Years in Vietnam
6:00pm – 8:00pm Farewell Dinner at Epic for Panelists/Speakers
