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Joe Cooper, WWII and Korean War Veteran
Japanese “Betty” on fire. Photo courtesy Joe Cooper.Joe Dayton Cooper U.S. Navy, WWII – PacificDecember 27, 1941—December 28,1945U.S. Army, Berlin Air LiftKorean War, 1948-1953 Brevard resident Joe Cooper served in the U.S. Navy during WWII (Pacific), December 27,...
Joe Cooper survived the burning of WWII’s USS Ommaney Bay and served again in Korea
WWII veterans attend a sneak preview of the WWII Jeep exhibit in the museum on February 28, 2020. From left, L.C. Poor, Joe Cooper, James Brush, George Koch, and Ed Cottrell.In part one, we learned that Cooper and the crew of the USS Ommaney Bay had to abandon ship...
Stalin’s War: A New History of World War II
Dr. Sean McMeekin "Stalin-not Hitler" Author of eight books, Dr. Sean McMeekin will share his discovery: “Stalin—not Hitler—was the animating force of World War II in this major new history,” based on his 2021 book of the same name as this program. From the book's...
Ukraine Crisis 2022 – Presented by Friedrich K. Jeschonnek
Ukraine Crisis 2022: Origins, Impact, and Challenges for the West. On Thursday, July 14, at 3:00 p.m., in the Rogow Room, in the Transylvania County Library, Friedrich K. Jeschonnek, airborne Colonel (Ret.) of the German Army, will present the free program “Ukraine...
“The Big E” USS Enterprise – MCPO Clyde Jones, USN (Ret.)
USS Enterprise, "The Big E" -- A Recipe for Success It’s been said that an Army marches on its stomach, attesting to the importance of well-provisioned forces in the military. For Clyde Jones, “serving” in the Navy took on new meaning as he directed the preparation of...
Veterans Museum Reopens with World War II Jeep Exhibit
BREVARD, N.C. – The Veterans History Museum of the Carolinas is open for the 2022 season, and new this year is an exhibit featuring a World War II Willys Jeep.The exhibit places the restored 1943 Jeep in front of an Army Post Office (APO) somewhere in the European...
Target Tokyo: Jimmy Doolittle and the Raid that Avenged Pearl Harbor
Author James M. Scott James Scott’s expertise and the focus of his acclaimed research and writing is the Pacific theater of World War II. In addition to Target Tokyo, Scott has written The War Below: The Story of Three Submarines That Battled Japan, Rampage:...
Iran Hostage Rescue Attempt – Operation Eagle Claw
U.S. Army Special Forces On Thursday afternoon, April 14, at 2:00 p.m., Phillip Hanson, U.S. Army Special Forces Sergeant Major (Ret.), pictured here while serving as a Green Beret in Thailand in 1971, will present the free program “Operation Eagle Claw: Iran Hostage...
Guitar Raffle Benefits Toni Lee Casciato Memorial Fund
Woodworking’s in my blood.Ken Casciato, who donated his hand-crafted electric guitar for a raffle fund-raiser for the Veterans History Museum. Ken Casciato is a lifelong master woodworker of McKees Rock, Pennsylvania. His is retired from his position as a school...
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