by Commander | May 10, 2023 | Guest Speaker Program
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...
by Commander | Apr 24, 2023 | Events
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...
by Commander | Feb 20, 2023 | News
Joe Cooper, receives “Make-a-Wish” When WWII and Korean War veteran Joe Cooper, age 100, received the “Make-a-Wish” honor at the North Carolina Veterans Home in Black Mountain and asked for his wish, he answered, “A trip back to the Veterans Museum and a ride on a...
by Commander | Sep 13, 2022 | Guest Speaker Program
October 20 Program – Loyal Forces:The American Animals of World War II The Brevard College History Program and the Veterans History Museum of the Carolinas are pleased to host Brevard College alumna Toni McCourt Kiser for a discussion of her book, Loyal Forces:...
by Commander | May 18, 2022 | Living Histories
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,...
