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To Honor, Educate and Preserve our History by Remembering and Honoring our Veterans.

A Day to Remember

A Day to Remember

Honoring Our Veterans with Joe Cooper and George Sarros This past weekend, we were privileged to host an inspiring and heartfelt event as part of the Military Lecture Series in Greenville. Veterans Joe Cooper and George Sarros delivered a captivating talk that brought...

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America’s Defenders

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...

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WWII Pilot Ed Cottrell Honored by the French Nation

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...

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Let Freedom Ring

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...

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GULO Giveaway Raffle Fundraiser

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...

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A Man for All Seasons

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...

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WWII Veteran’s Story Depicted in N.C. State House

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...

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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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