Surrounded by family members and friends, Avery Michael Whitmire was honored by four quilters from the Blue Ridge Quilts of Valor at the Veterans History Museum of the Carolinas on
Last month when the Vietnam Memorial Traveling Wall was set up at the Veterans Healing Farm in Hendersonville the Veterans History Museum of the Carolinas was there. Curators Tom Bugala
It's one of the biggest aviation mysteries of the Vietnam War era. Nearly 60 years later, for surviving family members of Flying Tiger Line Flight 739, there's still no closure. Ninety-three U. S. Army soldiers and 11 crew members remain missing. Among them, a Western North Carolina soldier. Little has been done to honor their service until recently. Remembering Billy Atkins. Private Billy Atkins (Photo Credit: Joyce Boyett) “He was a fun person.