Breakfast With: Gordon Cucullu

This past Saturday morning I had the honor of having breakfast with Lt. Col. Gordon Cucullu, who was in town to give a speech for the graduating Ohio National Guard OCS class that a pal of mine is going through. I picked him up, in Heidi of course, and when I gave him a choice of locations in town that I thought could all give a good meal he choose Nancy’s Home Cooking which is both a hole in the wall, greasy spoon dinner and a Columbus institution.

Gordon Cucullu with Heidi.
Nancy’s was packed, the crowd in good spirits and the conversation quiet enjoyable as the good Cornel is friendly and engaging. The conversation ran from South Korean coups to the growing conservatism in America’s youth to college sports. I would look forward to another chance to chat with a man who on the whole has led a rather diverse and interesting life, which give one perspective.

Lt. Col. Gordon Cucullu, aside from public speaking, is also a columnist and author of the book, Separated at Birth, which is a book about the spilt up of Korea. The book is entertaining, with a little history, opinion and personal memories mixed together, doing a good job of giving the Korean point of view and explaining how everything got screwed up without pointing fingers. If you get a chance, check it out.