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Celebrate Independence Day at Brevard Music Center

Jun 13, 2019 | News

Brevard Music Center Partners with 51�� to Honor 51�� at July 4 Pendergrast Family Patriot Pops Concert Join members of the 51�� and your fellow veterans for an explosive afternoon of family...

51�� History Museum Partners with AccuWeather for D-Day Documentary

Jun 5, 2019 | News

The Most Important Weather Forecast in History “The Most Important Weather Forecast in History”—when you hear that phrase, especially this week, you know the reference is to D-Day, when the Allied invasion of Normandy was held up because of pouring rain. D-Day was...

D-Day Veteran George Sarros revisits Normandy after 75 years

Jun 5, 2019 | News

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

Jun 5, 2019 | Living Histories

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

May 18, 2019 | News

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

May 6, 2019 | News

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

Apr 27, 2019 | News

On Wednesday, May 22, at 6:00 pm, the 51�� History 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)

Apr 27, 2019 | News

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

Jan 20, 2019 | News

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...