by Commander | Oct 25, 2019 | News
Brevard’s Lieutenant Colonel Bill Clarke (U.S. Air Force, retired) visited 96-year-old Ray Pegram in Rutherfordton, NC to compare stories about flying in the WWII-era C-47 troop carrier. That plane became known as the “Gooney Bird” when it was used in Vietnam. Clarke...
by Commander | Oct 18, 2019 | News
As a kickoff to November’s Women in the Military month, one of November’s featured speakers (Thursday, Nov. 21 at 2:00 pm at the museum), Dorothy Managan, will be featured on October 18, 2019 between 5:45 and 6:00 pm on Asheville’s WLOS Channel 13....
by Commander | Sep 17, 2019 | News
William David Clarke III, retired U.S. Air Force navigator, will present the free program: “Sacramento to Saigon in a Gooney Bird” on Thursday, September 26 at 2:00 pm at the Veterans History Museum of the Carolinas. He will tell stories of his Pacific adventure:...
by Commander | Sep 9, 2019 | News
Eight area veterans received handmade quilts to honor their service in a ceremony at the Veterans History Museum of the Carolinas on September 7. Quilts of Valor is a national organization whose members produce hand-made patchwork quilts to honor veterans throughout...
by Commander | Sep 9, 2019 | News
Eighty-one supporters of the Veterans History Museum of the Carolinas gathered at the museum on September 4 to learn about the capital campaign for the museum’s plan to grow. Attendees toured the museum and enjoyed refreshments before hearing a program which honored...
