You are invited to Transylvania County’s Veterans Day Observance to honor all veterans on Thursday, November 11 at 11:00 AM in front of the museum (next to the Transylvania County Courthouse) at 21 East Main Street in Brevard.
The keynote speaker will be Ken Corn, a former Iraq War Correspondent, WLOS-TV photojournalist, and museum vice president.
The Transylvania County Honor Guard and Daughters of the American Revolution members will participate.
The new book The Forgotten War Remembered: Stories of Korean War Veterans in Their Own Words, a collection of area Korean War veterans’ personal stories will be launched. Some of the veterans will be available to sign their stories in the book after the ceremony.
The museum will be open for tours until 3:00 PM. Please join us to honor your veterans and all veterans—on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month.
Author Mike McCarty with Korean War Veteran Charles Holden at the Veterans History Museum. (Photo credit: WLOS Staff)
I wrote a song called “Don’t Call Me Sir” to honor Corporal Johnny Martinez. Would it be possible for me to sing it with my guitar on Veterans Day?
The words are:
Chorus:
Don’t call me Sir,
I work for a living.
I earned my rank with blood and sweat and tears.
1. They sprayed us with
that poison Agent Orange
That is killing us
and hurt our kids.
2. I fixed their pipes
whenever someone called me.
They always knew
they could count on me.
3. I trained my dogs
to serve my fellow Veterans
to visit them
and bring them cheer.
4. The Honor Guard
pays tribute to our fallen
and presents the flag
to their families.
5. Don’t call me Sir,
I work for a living.
And you always know
You can count on me.
Please call to tell me if or when it would be appropriate for me to play and sing this song.