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To Honor, Educate and Preserve our History by Remembering and Honoring our Veterans.
D-Day Veteran George Sarros revisits Normandy after 75 years
Flat Rock, NC resident George Sarros was a motor machinist on LST (Landing Ship, Transport) 515 when his ship and more than 1000 others invaded the coast of Normandy in the dark, early-morning hours of June 6, 1944. Delivering troops, tanks, and ambulances to the...
David B. Grant: Phantom Pilot and Prisoner of War
On June 24, 1972, U.S. Air Force Captain David B. Grant was flying a mission from Thailand into conflict-ridden North Vietnam when his F-4 Phantom took a direct hit and exploded.
Museum Founder and Curator Emmett Casciato, Honored by DAR
On Tuesday evening, May 14, members of the Waightstill Avery Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) and their guests convened at Lola’s Old Hickory House for dinner and the organization’s installation of officers for 2019-2021. The business meeting...
David Smale’s lecture draws large crowd
Door Gunner David Smale’s Lecture “Scramble the Seawolves” Draws Large AudienceOn Thursday, April 25, Brevard resident David Smale told stories of his Vietnam experience asdoor gunner and Crew Chief with the Navy’s first and only dedicated attack helicopter...
Free WWII Movie: U-571
On Wednesday, May 22, at 6:00 pm, the ֶƵHistory Museum of the Carolinas will show U-571. A team based on a U.S. submarine is sent on a mission to capture a German U-Boat intact, in order to steal the Enigma Machine (German code generator). This will...
Free lecture: Life and Times in the Black Hole (on a B-52 Bomber in the Vietnam War)
Captain Ron Koelling of Pisgah Forest, NC will give a talk on Thursday May 23 at 2:00 pm at the Veteran's History Museum of the Carolinas. He will describe his experiences as a Radar Navigator on a B-52 bomber during the Vietnam War. Koelling served from...
Pinning Ceremony for Museum’s New Pathfinders
The museum's new Pathfinders received their Pathfinder pins from museum curator Emmett Casciato at the WNC Military History Museum on August 17. Attending training to become guides at the museum, these volunteers learned basic procedures for operating the reception...
New Year Brings New Name, Logo and Focus to Military History Museum
WWII veterans Bill Siniard, USN and Harold Wellington, USCG were recipients of a Quilt of Valor at a recent museum ceremony.
John Barker: Flying F-4 Phantoms Over Hanoi
Vietnam ֶƵSeries John Barker served two tours in Vietnam in 1967 and 1972, flying bombing raids in F-4 Phantoms in the Hanoi area. Below, in his own words, is Barker’s Vietnam story. I received my commission as a 2nd Lieutenant in May 1965. A year...
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