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Larry McCall Securing the Mekong Delta

Jan 28, 2022 | Living Histories

From Welcome Home, 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 51��

Oct 4, 2021 | Living Histories

WWII Merchant Mariners Get Long-Deserved Recognition As Combat 51�� by 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...

51�� Day, A Day to Honor Those Who Served

Sep 22, 2021 | News

You are invited to Transylvania County’s 51�� 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...

Physical Therapy in a War Zone

Sep 10, 2021 | Living Histories

Interview with Myrl Jean Hughes By Janis AllenWWII Pacific Theater Myrl Jean Hughes tells her story: “I grew up in Hibbing, Minnesota, 100 miles from the Canadian border. My dad owned a printing business, printing stationery and booklets and other things. I had a...

Korean War Combat Medic

Apr 29, 2021 | Living Histories

The Thomas Greenway Story By Ken Corn Polk county resident Thomas Greenway stands over his dining room table and spreads out a pile of old black and white photographs he took in Korea seventy years ago.VP Ken Corn talks with Korean War Combat Medic Thomas Greenway at...

Faces of Freedom

Apr 26, 2021 | News

Above are two black and white photographs of WWII veterans taken by photographer Walter Schuppe the first time he visited the Museum two years ago.Faces of Freedom By Janis Allen Photographer Walter Schuppe and his wife Lori spent April 24 at the 51��...

Continuing to Serve Our Community and Fellow 51��

Apr 19, 2021 | Living Histories

The Service of the Transylvania County Honor Guard By Doug PoadLike the Marines, the Transylvania County Honor Guard is “looking for a few good women and men,” but not just former Marines. The Honor Guard welcomes veterans of any branch of our Armed Forces looking for...

Home School Students Tour Museum

Apr 19, 2021 | News

"Communication in History" Contest High school students Landon Stepp and Andrew Renegar were excited to find the September 20, 1943 issue of Life Magazine during their April 12 field trip to the 51��. These two sophomores are...

Lecture April 21st

Apr 18, 2021 | News

On Wednesday, April 21 from 2:00 to 3:00 PM, USAF U-2 Pilot Colonel Richard G. "Duke" Woodhull, Jr. (Ret.) will present the program "What You Ought to Know 51�� the Military." This program and all future museum programs and movies will be held at the Transylvania...