by Curator | Apr 27, 2023 | Living Histories
It Came Without Warning By Tech. Sgt. Brian Christiansen, USAF (Ret.) April 27, 2011 – Kabul, Afghanistan My office sits behind a 60-person auditorium on the second floor of what looks like an old hanger. Our office could have been a projection room and storage area...
by Commander | Feb 4, 2023 | Living Histories
Picture above: A buddy wearing goofy glasses with Sgt. Hallimore Blackhawk Unit- 7th Armored Squadron (Air)First Cavalry – Attached to the 1st Aviation BrigadeVINH LONG, VIETNAM As a teenager I often had a reoccurring dream which I hoped would never end; in the...
by Michel Robertson | Jul 28, 2022 | Living Histories
Michael Di Rocco On July 8 and 9, family, friends, members of the community, and military comrades gathered to pay respects to Michael “Mike” Di Rocco of Brevard, NC. Husband, father, friend, parishioner, Marine, Green Beret, adventurer, restaurateur, and volunteer...
by Janis | Jul 7, 2022 | Living Histories
Bradford C. Freeman of Caledonia, Mississippi, passed away this week.He was the only living member of the”Band of Brothers” 101st Airborne Division, WWII. July 4, 2020: Soon after being honored on a visit to New Orleans’ National World War II Museum,...
by Curator | Jun 20, 2022 | Living Histories
USS Kitty Hawk Veteran Makes Call to Action! By Kenneth Corn From the time David Cook turned seven years old until he raised his right hand totake the oath to defend his county, he knew he was destined to join the US Navy. Cook can trace his family’s Navy service...
by Commander | May 18, 2022 | Living Histories
Japanese “Betty” on fire. Photo courtesy Joe Cooper. Joe Dayton Cooper U.S. Navy, WWII – PacificDecember 27, 1941—December 28,1945U.S. Army, Berlin Air LiftKorean War, 1948-1953 Brevard resident Joe Cooper served in the U.S. Navy during WWII (Pacific), December 27,...
