

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Author Speaking Event: They Answered The Call
- **Event Start and End Date**: Thu, 12 Feb, 2026 at 06:00 pm
- **Event Description**: Tom Speaker shares the personal stories behind his book, “They Answered the Call: The Vietnam War,” focusing not just on the conflict itself but on the veterans and families who lived through it—many from the greater Lafayette area. Drawing from firsthand interviews and a powerful return trip to Vietnam with veterans, Speaker offers a thoughtful look at how the country and its people have changed from wartime to today, blending history, memory, and reflection into a deeply human narrative.

Join us at the History Center to hear Tom Speaker share more about the writing of his book.

Sponsored by the National Group.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/lafayette/author-speaking-event-they-answered-the-call/200029554139250
- **Event Categories**: art, literary-art, fine-arts, trips-adventures
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 16

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: http://facebook.com/200029554139250?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=lafayette-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Lafayette
- **state**: IN
- **country**: United States
- **location**: The History Center
- **lat**: 40.4184461
- **long**: -86.8910581
- **full address**: The History Center, 522 Columbia St, Lafayette, IN 47901-1432, United States

## Event Organizer details

- **affiliate_id**: 2
- **organizer**: Tippecanoe County Historical Association (https://allevents.in/org/tippecanoe-county-historical-association/11970267)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Thu, 12 Feb, 2026 at 06:00 pm
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** The History Center, 522 Columbia St, Lafayette, IN 47901-1432, United States
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Tippecanoe County Historical Association
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** art, literary-art, fine-arts, trips-adventures
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Author Speaking Event: They Answered The Call ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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