by Commander | Jul 27, 2020 | News
Striking a pose in front of the museum, Board members Michel Robertson and Ken Corn join nine other directors in their appreciation of the NC Humanities Council’s Humanities Relief Grant. $10,000 Grant The Veterans History Museum of the Carolinas (VHMC) is a small gem...
by Commander | Jul 21, 2020 | News
Story and photos by WLOS-TV photojournalist Ken Corn 2020 marks the 70th anniversary of the beginning of the Korean War. On June 25th, the Korean War Veterans Association held a ceremony at the Korean War memorial monument on the square of the Historical Courthouse...
by Commander | Jul 21, 2020 | Living Histories
Vietnam was brutal and scarring for its warriors While interviewing more than 30 Vietnam War veterans, I listened to stories poignant, harsh, and tragic. Like all wars, Vietnam was brutal and scarring for its warriors. Yet, these combatants occasionally laughed at...
by Commander | Jul 6, 2020 | Living Histories
Sandy Groendyke joined the U.S. Army Air Corps in 1943 Sandy Groendyke joined the U.S. Army Air Corps in 1943 and served as a B-17 Bomber pilot in Europe. After his plane was hit and was forced to land, he was captured and held in a German prison camp for nine...
by Commander | Jun 15, 2020 | Living Histories
GEORGE By Carl Burkhart George was thirty-seven years old when he went to prison. But that was okay…it meant that he was probably coming home. The prison’s name was Stalag 12B.A few months before his incarceration, although I was only four years oldI remember looking...
