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One Fires, We All Fire Part 1

Dec 22, 2020 | Living Histories

One Fires, We All FirePart 1by John Hallimore Veteran’s Creative Writing Workshop,5th meeting February 24th, 2016 Having grown up during the 50s and 60s, I enjoyed watching TV westerns. I had a pretty good idea of what the typical cowboy ambush involved. There is a...

A Daring Night Rescue in North Vietnam

Oct 30, 2020 | Living Histories

An excerpt from “Welcome ��Ϲ��, Brother: Memoirs of Vietnam War Veterans” by Michel Robertson. Lt. Cdr. Grady L. Jackson, senior Bombardier/Navigator assigned to VA-75, an attack squadron of the US Navy known as the Sunday Punchers, arrived in Vietnam’s Tonkin Gulf...

B-17 pilot looks back on his time spent in the skies during World War II

Oct 19, 2020 | Living Histories

75 years ago, the world's largest and deadliest war ended when the Empire of Japan surrendered to Allied Forces. Most living veterans from WWII are in their 90's now. South Asheville resident Carl Jackson, a B-17 Flying Fortress pilot, is 97 and happy to talk about...

Toni Casciato Remembered and Honored

Oct 5, 2020 | News

Representatives of honoree organizations surround Toni's portrait. From left, Frank Duckworth, American Legion; John Rogers, Veterans of Foreign Wars; Howard Thiele, Transylvania Honor Guard; and Jeff Miller, Blue Ridge Honor Flight May 17, 2020, Toni Lee...

Quilts of Valor Ceremony Sept. 19th

Sep 29, 2020 | News

At the Transylvania courthouse gazebo, veterans Charles Burgess, H. Gerald Owen, and James Ross Dodson were honored with Quilts of Valor on September 19. Quilts were presented by Didi Salvatierra, Bonnie Cunningham, and Bonnie Hartel. Charles Burgess (pictured...

A retired U.S. Army general remembers being at Ground Zero just hours after 9/11 attack

Sep 14, 2020 | Living Histories

September 11th, the day when old wounds are reopened and videos of the destruction in New York are replayed on television and social media. September 11th is also a day Americans honor and remember those who lost their lives during the attacks on our country 19 years...

New Merchant Marine Exhibit

Sep 4, 2020 | News

Merchant Marine Liberty ship SS Jeremiah O’Brien Replica Upon entering the museum, a beautiful glass-encased replica of the Merchant Marine Liberty ship SS Jeremiah O’Brien draws visitors into the Harold Wellington WWII Merchant Marine Exhibit. Wellington served in...

Quilts of Valor Honors David Morrow and Foster Ray

Sep 2, 2020 | News

By Joni Pavlik On August 26, 2020, David Morrow and Foster Ray were recipients of a Quilt of Valor at the Courthouse Gazebo. David Morrow is a US Navy Veteran who served in 1969-70 on a Construction Battalion team of 13 men known as Seabees. They helped rural South...

Honoring WWII Veteran Amato Casciato

Sep 2, 2020 | Living Histories

Honoring veterans, educating the public, and preserving historical artifacts are the reasons why Emmett Casciato founded the ��Ϲ�� four years ago. These three principles from the museum’s mission statement caught the attention of...