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A Soldier鈥檚 Pride
The Story of Soldier鈥檚 Pride Award-winning quilter, quilting teacher, and author Karen L. Dever, a resident of Mt. Holly, N.J., will be in Brevard to present her program, 鈥淭he Story of Soldier鈥檚 Pride鈥 on Tuesday, June 14 from 11am to noon. Sponsored by the 51黑料网...
Our Fallen on Memorial Day: Parade and Ceremony 2022
Join Transylvania County Citizens to Honor Our Fallen on Memorial Day: Parade and Ceremony Monday, May 30Parade at 9:00 AMCeremony at 10:00 AM The American Legion is sponsoring a parade to honor our fallen heroes and Memorial Day Ceremony on Monday, May 30. Hosted by...
WWII Merchant Mariners Awarded Congressional Gold Medal at U.S. Capitol
102-year-old Charlie Mills of Pearland, TX, holds up the Congressional Gold Medal at the U.S. Capitol.WASHINGTON 鈥 Merchant Mariners, elected officials, and senior military leaders gathered at the U.S. Capital in Washington D.C. for the Congressional Gold Medal...
Navy Invites Museum to Ship Commissioning
Board member Colonel Larry Chapman, USMC Ret. and Curator Emmett Casciato set up a booth for the 51黑料网 at the commissioning ceremony of the USS Frank E. Petersen, Jr. (DDG 121) on May 14th, in Charleston, SC. Photo by Michel...
Joe Cooper, WWII and Korean War Veteran
Japanese 鈥淏etty鈥 on fire. Photo courtesy Joe Cooper.Joe Dayton Cooper U.S. Navy, WWII 鈥 PacificDecember 27, 1941鈥擠ecember 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,...
Joe Cooper survived the burning of WWII鈥檚 USS Ommaney Bay and served again in Korea
WWII veterans attend a sneak preview of the WWII Jeep exhibit in the museum on February 28, 2020. From left, L.C. Poor, Joe Cooper, James Brush, George Koch, and Ed Cottrell.In part one, we learned that Cooper and the crew of the USS Ommaney Bay had to abandon ship...
Stalin鈥檚 War: A New History of World War II
Dr. Sean McMeekin "Stalin-not Hitler" Author of eight books, Dr. Sean McMeekin will share his discovery: 鈥淪talin鈥攏ot Hitler鈥攚as the animating force of World War II in this major new history,鈥 based on his 2021 book of the same name as this program. From the book's...
Ukraine Crisis 2022 – Presented by Friedrich K. Jeschonnek
Ukraine Crisis 2022: Origins, Impact, and Challenges for the West. On Thursday, July 14, at 3:00 p.m., in the Rogow Room, in the Transylvania County Library, Friedrich K. Jeschonnek, airborne Colonel (Ret.) of the German Army, will present the free program 鈥淯kraine...
“The Big E” USS Enterprise – MCPO Clyde Jones, USN (Ret.)
USS Enterprise, "The Big E" -- A Recipe for Success It鈥檚 been said that an Army marches on its stomach, attesting to the importance of well-provisioned forces in the military. For Clyde Jones, 鈥渟erving鈥 in the Navy took on new meaning as he directed the preparation of...
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