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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 ֶƵHistory Museum. Ken Casciato is a lifelong master woodworker of McKees Rock, Pennsylvania. His is retired from his position as a school...
The “Liberator” 1942 Harley-Davidson: the Ride of Soldiers Liberating Occupied Europe
Article by Janis Allen The “Liberator” The “Liberator” was the motorcycle ridden by soldiers liberating occupied Europe. A unique treasure of history, this one, named “Trixie,” is on display for the 2022 re-opening of the ֶƵ. Do...
How Do You Get a 1943 WWII Willys Jeep Through a Door?
New Exhibit featuring a 1943 WWII Willys Jeep How do you get a Willys Jeep through a doorway, around three corners, and installed into a corner exhibit, inside a small building? Ask museum volunteers, Emmett Casciato, Tom Bugala, David Morrow, Phil Mayrand, Ray...
Learning from the Last Survivor of the Band of Brothers
16-year-old student interested in the history of the Band of Brothers Jaxon Hekkenberg, a 16-year-old student from Ontario, Canada, contacted Janis Allen to ask for help contacting Bradford Freeman, now the only living member of the Band of Brothers. After his phone...
Talking About Vietnam – Free Program on March 10, 2022
Marine gun team under fire Photo Courtesy R.J. Del VecchioTalking About Vietnam Date: Thursday March 10, 2022Time: 2pmLocation: Transylvania County Election Center150 South Gaston Street in Brevard If you are unable to attend this program in person you can watch it on...
New Exhibit Headlines the Reopening of the Museum on March 2, 2022
The free exhibit and museum is openWednesday - Saturday from 11:00 AM to 3:00 PM. The ֶƵ in Brevard reopens March 2 with a new exhibit displaying a 1943 Willys Jeep (yes, an actual WWII Jeep, not a model), exhibited in a gallery...
Larry McCall Securing the Mekong Delta
From Welcome ֶƵ, Brother by Michel Robertson John “Larry” McCall graduated from high school in 1967 and was drafted into the Army in 1968 at age nineteen. He and nine other young men from his North Carolina mountain community reported to Fort Bragg for basic...
WWII Merchant Mariners Get Long-Deserved Recognition As Combat Veterans
WWII Merchant Mariners Get Long-Deserved Recognition As Combat ֶƵby Ken CornBrevard resident and World War II veteran Harold Wellington (pictured above) traveled to Baltimore for the 2020/21 American Merchant Marine Veteran Convention and Congressional Gold...
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