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Homefront Heroes
Honoring the Service of Veterans' Families Joy and Ted Minnick -- in love for 58 years.One Year He was gone one year. He left on our anniversary, July 2, 1969, and came home on our anniversary, July 2, 1970. When you say “he was gone one year,” it doesn’t seem like a...
Korean War 75th Anniversary Ceremony
On Saturday, June 21, at 2:00 p.m., the Veterans History Museum of the Carolinas and the Korea Center of Greenville will host a Korean War 75th Anniversary Ceremony in Brevard, NC. The ceremony will honor the 1.8 million Americans who fought in Korea during that...
Dr. James Tyson Dedicated Family Doctor
Photo Top Left: Jim Tyson holding a book of his father’s oral history remembrancesPhoto Top Right: US Navy Full Lieutenant James TysonDoctor James William Tyson has led a life of uncommon drama, challenge and service to others. Born in the Philippine Islands on...
The Cliffs at Walnut Cove Offers Warm Reception to a WWII Pilot
Ed Cottrell I had the pleasure of hearing WWII Army Air Corps veteran Ed Cottrell speak last year at the Etowah Library. His talk so resonated with me that I wondered if he would speak to my community.The Cliffs at Walnut Cove is located in Arden with a large...
Museum Grand Opening – Offers Something for Everyone!
New Exhibits On March 1, 2025, the Veterans History Museum of the Carolinas (VHMC) will celebrate its 2025 Grand Opening with five engaging experiences: a new 3,500-pound artifact, a compelling addition to our most popular exhibit, a renovated and enhanced library, an...
Christmas Eve at the Veterans History Museum
Editor's note:This holiday favorite is back by popular demand;i.e., one person asked for it. The Night Before Christmas by Michel Robertson(with apologies to Clement Clarke Moore) ‘Twas the night before Christmas in our little town. The sheriff was making his...
Veterans’ Stories Through Poems & Essays – Brothers & Sisters Like These
The mission of The NC Veterans Writing Alliance Foundation and Brothers and Sisters Like These is to provide healing through the arts and creative writing to veterans of all conflicts.Join us at the Etowah Library as military veterans of different eras gather to read...
A World War II Love Story
War tears most things apart War tears most things apart. But in the case of Jack and Eileen Breedlove, it was war that brought them together, wearing the uniforms and standing up for the cause of their respective nations, America and England. Jack hailed from Toxaway,...
All Airborne Battalion Visits Veterans Museum
On July 9, 2024, the French nation inducted WWII fighter pilot Ed Cottrell, a local veteran, into its Legion of Honor, France’s most prestigious recognition of valorous service to its people. The award ceremony was hosted by the Veterans History Museum of the...
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The Veterans History Museum of the Carolinas
21 East Main Street
Brevard, North Carolina 28712
Call: (828) 884-2141
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