by Commander | Jun 13, 2024 | News
Enter to Win The Veterans History Museum of the Carolinas in Brevard, North Carolina, is proud to announce a special partnership with GULO Composites. GULO Composites will provide a set of GRD 36 Carbon Road Wheels, with a retail value of $1,795 to John Buford as he...
by Janis | Jun 2, 2024 | News
Consul General Anne-Laure Desjonquerres from the Atlanta French Consulate will award the French Legion de l’honneur Medal to WWII P-47 pilot Ed Cottrell on July 9 in Brevard. Other American recipients include General Dwight D. Eisenhower and Douglas Mac Arthur....
by Janis | May 18, 2024 | News
I was waiting for the bullets “I was waiting for the bullets,” is WWII P-47 pilot Ed Cottrell’s description of being surrounded by German Me 109s during the Battle of the Bulge. That story is told in an oil painting commissioned by Valor Studios of Naples, Florida. A...
by Commander | May 14, 2024 | News
Cycling the Blue Ridge Parkway Imagine cycling the entire length of the Blue Ridge Parkway. Whew! U.S. military veterans John Buford and Rich Clarke, members of the Veterans History Museum’s Advisory Committee, will pedal 469 miles to support the Veterans History...
by Janis | Apr 22, 2024 | News
US Navy D-Day veteran George Sarros was honored for his 99th birthday US Navy D-Day veteran George Sarros was honored for his 99th birthday with lunch, cards, a song, and birthday cake by his fellow WWII veterans. The group’s ages range from 97 to 102. Sarros...
by Janis | Apr 20, 2024 | News
Vision class members tour the WWII-Pacific gallery On a mission to learn about all aspects of Transylvania County, VISION Transylvania class members, in their nine-month program, tour businesses, governments, and non-profits. They get to know individual leaders,...
