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Stories of Marines in WWII-Pacific
Pogiebait’s War On July 29, Jack H. (“Nick”) McCall Jr. will talk about his book, Pogiebait’s War, chronicling the story of his father’s journey from a small town in Tennessee to World War II combat service with the US Marines in the vast Pacific from Guadalcanal and...
Veterans Offer Thoughts About Honoring Those We’ve Lost
WSPA-TV Interviews Veterans History Museum of the Carolinas Volunteers WSPA-TV from Spartanburg took the opportunity to honor veterans during day one of Brevard’s White Squirrel Weekend. United States Air Force Veterans Art Cole, Ed Cottrell, and Jim Schenfield were...
Museum and Church Honor National Guard Unit’s Deployment
Deploying to the Middle East After learning that the Brevard National Guard Reserves Unit 3rd Platoon, 812th AG Company is deploying to the Middle East for one year, the Veterans History Museum and Anchor Baptist Church teamed up to show their appreciation by throwing...
Wings of War – P-51 Mustang Fighter
The Story of the P-51 Mustang Fighter From its Design to Combat Over Europe David Fairbank White and Margaret Stanback White, authors of Wings of War, will talk about their book chronicling the story of the famed World War II P-51 Mustang, which allowed the allies to...
High School Aviation Students Learn History from WWII Fighter Pilot
WWII P-47 Pilot Ed Cottrell describes his harrowing experiences during the Battle of the Bulge. Fifteen aviation students from Arden’s Christ School and their instructors listened intently as WWII P-47 Pilot Ed Cottrell described his harrowing experiences during the...
How the American Front First Saw D-Day
By Mike Bazinet Greg Wilsbacher, Ph.D., a University of South Carolina faculty librarian and curator of the famous Fox Movietone News Collection housed there, will present a muti-media program, How the American Homefront First Saw D-Day on June 5 at 2 p.m. at the...
Museum Exhibit Honors Women in the Military
Exhibit features Women in the Military. This is first in a series of five articles on new exhibits at the Veterans History Museum of the Carolinas: Women in the Military, U.S. Coast Guard, U.S. Air Force, U.S. Marines, and U.S. Navy.A "bigger" way to honor women who...
It came without warning.
It Came Without Warning By Tech. Sgt. Brian Christiansen, USAF (Ret.)April 27, 2011 – Kabul, Afghanistan My office sits behind a 60-person auditorium on the second floor of what looks like an old hanger. Our office could have been a projection room and storage area...
Walk Through History Event
Walk through History With World War II with best-selling authors and actual WWII veterans who were there The Veterans History Museum of the Carolinas is excited to offer the A Walk through History Event.Be a part of history as you explore their stories. Your...
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The Veterans History Museum of the Carolinas
21 East Main Street
Brevard, North Carolina 28712
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