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Pilot Major Molly McCarthy will Speak on Women in Aviation – December 5, 2019

Nov 26, 2019 | News

United States Air Force Reserve Pilot, Major Molly McCarthy, will speak at the ��Ϲ�� on Thursday, December 5 at 2:00 pm. McCarthy is the last of five women speakers in the museum’s “Women in the Military” Special honor program....

Two Army Nurses to Speak on Nov. 21, 2019

Nov 15, 2019 | News

On November 21 at 2:00 pm at the ��Ϲ��, two U.S. military nurses will help celebrate “Women in the Military” month with a free program sharing their stories. Each will speak for 20 minutes and then both will take questions. Also, two...

Kids Honor Veterans

Nov 12, 2019 | News

Inspired by Brevard’s Veterans Day Ceremony, Hailey Boone, age 10 (front row, left) and Cameron Threadgill, age 9 (front row, right), had the idea to create hand-made cards to thank veterans. They asked their uncle, Tyler Threadgill, a USMC veteran (back row, right),...

Veterans ��Ϲ�� Participates in Liberty, S.C. Ceremony to Honor Veterans

Nov 11, 2019 | News

Taking their “show on the road”, three volunteers from Brevard’s ��Ϲ�� participated in Liberty, South Carolina’s Veterans Day weekend event, “A Salute to Veterans: Honoring All Who Served”. In Liberty’s Pickens County Performing Arts...

U.S. Navy Careers: Nursing and Medical Officer

Nov 9, 2019 | News

On November 14 at 2:00 pm at the ��Ϲ��, LT Barbara Sterrenberg, U.S. Navy Medical Officer Recruiter, will present the free program, “U.S. Navy Careers and Recruiting”. LT Sterrenberg will use pictures and stories to demonstrate how...

Oskar Blues Honors Veterans and the ��Ϲ�� on Monday, Nov. 11, 2019

Nov 9, 2019 | News

Oskar Blues is brewing up a special beer to honor veterans! On Veterans Day, Monday, Nov. 11, Oskar Blues Brevard brewery will be tapping R.E.D. (Remember Everyone Deployed) Ale. For every beer sold, Oskar Blues will donate $1.00 to the Veterans History ��Ϲ��...

Sacred Heart Ladies Guild Tours ��Ϲ��

Nov 9, 2019 | News

Seventeen members of Sacred Heart Catholic Parish’s Ladies Guild attended a customized program and took a tour of the ��Ϲ�� on Nov. 7. November is “Women in the Military” month at the museum. The guild members met in a room where the...

Copelof Educates and Entertains

Nov 7, 2019 | News

A full-house audience learned the history of women in the military with Copelof's memorable stories and pictures On November 7, Maureen Copelof, Captain, U.S. Navy (Ret.) told entertaining stories depicting the progress women have fought for and achievements made in...

When Can We Jump Out of This Plane?

Oct 25, 2019 | News

Brevard’s Lieutenant Colonel Bill Clarke (U.S. Air Force, retired) visited 96-year-old Ray Pegram in Rutherfordton, NC to compare stories about flying in the WWII-era C-47 troop carrier. That plane became known as the “Gooney Bird” when it was used in Vietnam. Clarke...