The National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force’s monthly Mighty Talk series is proud to present Kaitlin Oster, who will be discussing her grandfather’s imprisonment at Stalag XVII-B during WWII. This program will take place on March 6th at 11:00 am at the museum.
The program is free to the public, but please register at https://forms.gle/8RqfjpJhRAqFafFb7
Optional Lunch: Join us for an optional lunch afterwards. $10/12 cash/credit for members or $15/17cash/credit for non-members.
About the Presentation
In February of 2025, Kaitlin partnered with the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force to share her grandparents’ journey and love letters as they navigated their relationship during her grandfather’s imprisonment in Stalag XVII-B during WWII, highlighting the power of the human spirit against the backdrop of war. Kaitlin is returning to deliver a broader message that highlights the fates of enlisted Airmen across Nazi Germany, with a focus on certain Geneva Conventions as well as more in-depth stories of the treatment of prisoners at Stalag XVII-B. This presentation is designed to also introduce the new Airman’s Fate exhibit planned at the museum.
In February of 2025, Kaitlin partnered with the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force to share her grandparents’ journey and love letters as they navigated their relationship during her grandfather’s imprisonment in Stalag XVII-B during WWII, highlighting the power of the human spirit against the backdrop of war. Kaitlin is returning to deliver a broader message that highlights the fates of enlisted Airmen across Nazi Germany, with a focus on certain Geneva Conventions as well as more in-depth stories of the treatment of prisoners at Stalag XVII-B. This presentation is designed to also introduce the new Airman’s Fate exhibit planned at the museum.
About the Presenter
Kaitlin Oster is the creator of The Letters to Loretta Series with Sandboxx News, and currently a professor of English and American Cinema Genres based out of Grand Rapids, Michigan. She earned her Master of Fine Arts in Screenwriting from the David Lynch School of Cinematic Arts, with the intention of excelling in as many mediums of the written word as possible. She first did this with Letters to Loretta, beginning with a manuscript, then series, and finally completing an adaptation as a feature screenplay that has received several laurels in the last two years.
Kaitlin Oster is the creator of The Letters to Loretta Series with Sandboxx News, and currently a professor of English and American Cinema Genres based out of Grand Rapids, Michigan. She earned her Master of Fine Arts in Screenwriting from the David Lynch School of Cinematic Arts, with the intention of excelling in as many mediums of the written word as possible. She first did this with Letters to Loretta, beginning with a manuscript, then series, and finally completing an adaptation as a feature screenplay that has received several laurels in the last two years.