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National Vietnam War Veterans Day March 29, 2020
Today is National Vietnam War Veterans Day – a day to thank and honor our nation's Vietnam veterans and their families for their service and sacrifice. On March 29, 1973, the remaining American troops withdrew from Vietnam and the last prisoners of war held in North...
The North Carolina State Legislature honors Museum Founder Emmett Casciato
Jake Johnson, North Carolina State Representative, surprised Veterans History Museum founder and curator with a plaque from the NC State Legislature at the museum on March 7. The recognition was recommended by Brevard resident Larry Chapman, a museum board member. The...
Veterans Will Receive Quilts of Valor Saturday, March 7, 2020
Seven veterans will receive patriotic, handmade quilts from Blue Ridge Quilts of Valor on Saturday, March 7 at 10:30 am. This one-hour ceremony will be held at the Veterans History Museum of the Carolinas to honor our veterans. The public is invited to attend and to...
Hailed as Heroes
Local WWII veterans Harold Wellington and George Sarros were honored at the National World War II Museum in New Orleans on January 8. Wellington served in the Merchant Marine, U.S. Army, and U.S. Navy, serving in North Africa, Europe, and the Middle East. Sarros...
Welcome Home, Brother: Memoirs of Vietnam War Veterans
Welcome Home, Brother: Memoirs of Vietnam War Veterans made its debut at the museum on December 21. Author Michel Robertson presented copies to all the veterans whose stories are in the book. Veterans spent time with other veterans, asking them to sign their copies of...
Help Us Honor WWII Veterans on Dec. 7, Pearl Harbor Day
On Saturday, Dec. 7, eleven WWII veterans will gather for fellowship and lunch at the Veterans History Museum of the Carolinas. A new book containing their wartime stories will be for sale for $15.00 (proceeds go to the museum). The public is invited to meet and talk...
Museum Announces Winter Schedule Dec 2019 – Jan & Feb 2020
The Veterans History Museum of the Carolinas invites you to visit before our last open day in 2019, which is Sunday, December 8. After winter inventory, artifact cleaning, and renewal of displays, the museum will re-open Wednesday, Feb. 5. 2019 has been an active year...
Pilot Major Molly McCarthy will Speak on Women in Aviation – December 5, 2019
United States Air Force Reserve Pilot, Major Molly McCarthy, will speak at the Veterans History Museum of the Carolinas on Thursday, December 5 at 2:00 pm. McCarthy is the last of five women speakers in the museum’s “Women in the Military” Special honor program....
Two Army Nurses to Speak on Nov. 21, 2019
On November 21 at 2:00 pm at the Veterans History Museum of the Carolinas, two U.S. military nurses will help celebrate “Women in the Military” month with a free program sharing their stories. Each will speak for 20 minutes and then both will take questions. Also, two...
Kids Honor Veterans
Inspired by Brevard’s Veterans Day Ceremony, Hailey Boone, age 10 (front row, left) and Cameron Threadgill, age 9 (front row, right), had the idea to create hand-made cards to thank veterans. They asked their uncle, Tyler Threadgill, a USMC veteran (back row, right),...
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