by Commander | Feb 5, 2022 | News
The free exhibit and museum is openWednesday – Saturday from 11:00 AM to 3:00 PM. The Veterans History Museum of the Carolinas in Brevard reopens March 2 with a new exhibit displaying a 1943 Willys Jeep (yes, an actual WWII Jeep, not a model), exhibited in a...
by Commander | Jan 28, 2022 | Living Histories
From Welcome Home, Brother by Michel Robertson John “Larry” McCall graduated from high school in 1967 and was drafted into the Army in 1968 at age nineteen. He and nine other young men from his North Carolina mountain community reported to Fort Bragg for basic...
by Commander | Sep 22, 2021 | News
You are invited to Transylvania County’s Veterans Day Observance to honor all veterans on Thursday, November 11 at 11:00 AM in front of the museum (next to the Transylvania County Courthouse) at 21 East Main Street in Brevard. The keynote speaker will be Ken Corn, a...
by Commander | Dec 31, 2020 | Living Histories
Above, Hallimore (standing, 2nd from left) with buddies In part one, Hallimore described search & destroy missions, “bunker-busters,” and life in the Vietnam Delta. One Fires, We All FirePart 2by John Hallimore Our armament would typically...
by Commander | Dec 22, 2020 | Living Histories
One Fires, We All FirePart 1by John Hallimore Veteran’s Creative Writing Workshop,5th meeting February 24th, 2016 Having grown up during the 50s and 60s, I enjoyed watching TV westerns. I had a pretty good idea of what the typical cowboy ambush involved. There is a...
