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To Honor, Educate and Preserve our History by Remembering and Honoring our Veterans.
America’s Defenders
Who is the American Soldier? Sailor? Marine? Airman? Who is so bold to write a check to the government which places nation above self? Brother and sister above self. Here is their oath: I, (state name), do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the...
WWII Pilot Ed Cottrell Honored by the French Nation
The Days of a Hero: Then and Now On July 9, 2024, the French came to Brevard to honor a liberator, repeating history. In the desperate days of the American Revolution, a Frenchman came to our aid: the Marquis de Lafayette. Then in World War One, Americans went to the...
Combat Stress Control in Iraq, LTC Mary Nordgulen: Part One
Mary Nordgulen was asked to share the story of her military service to enable us to learn about the events, the dangers, and the traumas of war. And to understand how our military members serve to mitigate war's terrible effects. When I was a young teen, I had the...
Let Freedom Ring
On Independence Day, we are grateful for those who risked or lost their lives for American Independence and the freedoms we enjoy today.A family visits the museum . . . . . . and comes away with stories and lessonsChristy Giusti and her son and three daughters, from...
GULO Giveaway Raffle Fundraiser
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...
WWII Veteran to Receive French Legion de l’honneur Medal
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...
A Man for All Seasons
He led a remarkable lifeI finally met A Man for All Seasons. But unlike Sir Thomas More, he didn't lose his head at the end of the play. Chris Whitmire, Transylvania native, US Air Force Academy Distinguished Graduate, USAF Colonel, state legislator, and now an...
WWII Veteran’s Story Depicted in N.C. State House
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...
Ride the Parkway: Fundraiser for the Museum
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...
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The Veterans History Museum of the Carolinas
21 East Main Street
Brevard, North Carolina 28712
Call: (828) 884-2141
Admission: FREE
Open: Tues-Sat, 11am to 3pm
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