Learn about World War I aviators from South Carolina
January 22, 2025
If you’re of a certain age, you may recall a silly comedy film from 1965 called “Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines.” It made slapstick fun of man’s often…
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Revolutionary War General James Williams’ Legacy Honored with Donation and Lecture at Laurens County Museum
January 6, 2025
The rich Revolutionary War history of Laurens County will take center stage on Thursday, January 9, at 7:00 pm, during a special meeting of the Laurens District Genealogical Society at…
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Cross Hill to Host Third Annual Wreaths Across America Ceremony Honoring Veterans on December 14
December 11, 2024
The third annual Wreaths Across America ceremony in Cross Hill will take place on Saturday, December 14, 2024, at noon. Hosted by United for Veterans of Cross Hill and Tranquility…
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Come get ready for Christmas on Pearl Harbor Day – Dec 7
November 20, 2024
December 7 will always be the “date which will live in infamy,” as President Franklin Roosevelt put it. And we will always remember. But on this Pearl Harbor Day, we’ll…
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Holiday Classic ‘White Christmas’ celebrating 70th anniversary
November 11, 2024
Upcountry History Museum Exhibit Brings Timeless Story to Life With Original Costumes, Props and Memorabilia from 1954 Film It may not be “just like the ones we used to know,”…
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Laurens County Unveils Veterans Park in Moving Veterans Day Ceremony
November 11, 2024
A crowd of community members, veterans, and local leaders gathered at Laurens County Veterans Park on November 11 for a heartfelt Veterans Day ceremony, which included the unveiling of new…
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American Legion Post 25 Toy Run Brings in Record Support for Fifth Year
November 11, 2024
The fifth annual Toy Run hosted by American Legion Post 25 was a huge success, drawing a record turnout of participants and support from across the region. This year’s event…
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Austin McMahan: Building Strong Teams from the Military to the Workplace
November 11, 2024
Growing up in Salem, Austin McMahan always gravitated toward team settings. From high school sports to military service, camaraderie and shared goals have been central to his life. After a…
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Laurens County to Honor Veterans with Veterans Day Ceremony and Unveiling of Newly Installed Veterans Monuments
November 8, 2024
Laurens County will host a Veterans Day Ceremony on Monday, November 11, at 10 a.m. at Veterans Park, 1017 W. Main Street in Laurens. The event will pay tribute to…
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On Veterans Day, learn about the Battle of Ia Drang at Richland Library
October 30, 2024
The battle of Ia Drang in 1965 was the first great clash between the U.S. and North Vietnamese armies. About 237 Americans were killed, along with 132 South Vietnamese, and…
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Lander Jazz Ensemble to Provide a ‘Variety of Grooves’ in Upcoming Concert
October 30, 2024
The community is invited to join the Lander University Jazz Ensemble for its first performance of the 2024-25 season Thursday, November 14, at 7 p.m. in the Josephine B. Abney…
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Laurens-Based 1055th Transportation Company Deploys for Southwest Border Mission
October 30, 2024
A company of approximately 120 South Carolina Army National Guardsmen assigned to the 1055th Transportation Company, 59th Troop Command, headquartered in Laurens, will deploy at the end of October for…
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Newest Exhibit at Upcountry History Museum explores path of Black History in the American West
October 21, 2024
Exploring the path of Black history in the American West with a timeline of original pictorial quilts is the focus of “Black Pioneers: Legacy in the American West,” a first-of-its-kind…
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Col. (Ret.) James F. Chastain, Jr. ’96 Inducted into the Presbyterian College ROTC Hall of Fame
October 20, 2024
Retired U.S. Army colonel James F. Chastain, Jr., a 1996 graduate of Presbyterian College, was inducted Friday into his alma mater’s Reserve Officer Training Corps Hall of Fame. Chastain, who…
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The Citadel honors its 18th president with statue on campus
October 18, 2024“He is not only a Citadel treasure — he is a national treasure.” It’s not every day that someone gets to see the tangible proof of the impact they’ve made…
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National Medal of Honor Center for Leadership appoints Dr. Justin Habash as senior vice president of leadership programs and chief learning officer
September 26, 2024
The National Medal of Honor Center for Leadership, a newly founded initiative promoting leadership through the Medal of Honor’s core principles, announced Dr. Justin Habash has joined the team as…
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Complexities, tragedies of Native American boarding schools explored in exhibit at Upcountry History Museum
August 30, 2024
“To educate and assimilate into “civilized” society.” That was the motive in the 1870s behind taking Native American children to distant residential boarding schools and stripping them of all signs…
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The Little River Regiment vs. The Little River Regiment – Civil War in the Revolutionary War
August 5, 2024
The Laurens County Museum Revolutionary War Lecture Series will confront the hard topic of neighbors fighting neighbors. Tuesday, August 13, at 7:00 PM, historian Durant Ashmore will speak about “Laurens…
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Lecture at Richland Library on Aug. 16 to tell of ‘The Unpronounceable Patriot’
August 5, 2024
The longest battle of the American Revolution happened in South Carolina. That was the Siege of Ninety-Six. One Patriot played a large role in that episode: Tadeusz Kosciuszko. Who? You…
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Upcountry History Museum to host Quilts of Valor Display
July 15, 2024
Quilts to be Awarded to Local Veterans in Special Ceremonies on July 20 What began as one mother’s dream when her son was deployed in Iraq in 2003 is now…
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Upcountry History Museum completes survey of sites in Greenville County associated with the American Revolution
July 14, 2024
In a war remembered more for battles at Bunker Hill, Concord, Saratoga, and Yorktown, it was the events of the Southern Campaign that finally turned the tide for American independence.…
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Carolina Handling presents 2024 Veteran Employment & Transition Summit
July 11, 2024
As part of its ongoing commitment to veteran-friendly employment, Carolina Handling will present the 2024 Veteran Employment & Transition (VET) Summit to be held September 13 in Greer, South Carolina.…
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Issaqueena Chapter, NSDAR honors World War II veteran for service to America
July 1, 2024
The Issaqueena Chapter, National Society Daughters of the American Revolution has presented its DAR Certificate and Medal of Appreciation to Harvey Peurifoy, a longtime resident of Greenwood. The presentation was…
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Upcountry History Museum channels the ‘Force’ for newest exhibition
June 17, 2024
Iconic movies produce memorable characters and memorable characters often create lasting identities by the costumes they wear. There’s no mistaking who the characters are in “Finding the Force…Awakening an Empire,”…
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Free lecture on POWs in Vietnam to be presented at Richland Library – June 28
June 10, 2024
The first U.S. military pilot to be shot down and taken prisoner in Vietnam was naval aviator Everett Alvarez Jr. It happened on Aug. 5, 1964. He would endure eight…
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Laurens County Hall of Heroes Honors Fallen Soldiers Despite Storm
May 27, 2024
Late morning storms couldn’t stop the Laurens County Hall of Heroes (LCHOH) from hosting a heartfelt Memorial Day event, honoring the brave men and women who sacrificed their lives for…
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City of Laurens Invites Community to Memorial Day Ceremony
May 22, 2024
The City of Laurens invites all residents and visitors to join in a Memorial Ceremony on May 27th, 2024, at 11:00 AM at the City Plaza. This event is an…
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Memorial Day Service at LCSD56 Conference Center to Honor Rosalind Martin with Lifetime Achievement Award Presented by American Legion Post 56 Auxiliary
May 22, 2024
On Monday, May 27, the Clinton community will come together to honor those who have served and sacrificed for our nation. The American Legion Post 56 will host a Memorial…
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Relic Room to be closed to general admission for four months
May 20, 2024
COLUMBIA, S.C. – The South Carolina Confederate Relic Room and Military Museum will be closed to general admission for four months, starting June 3. It will still be available to…
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Relic Room to be open on Memorial Day, with admission free for veterans
May 20, 2024
COLUMBIA, S.C. – The South Carolina Confederate Relic Room and Military Museum normally closes every Monday, but will be open on Memorial Day. And on that day, admission will be…
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Upcountry History Museum is a 2024 Blue Star Museum
May 17, 2024
The Upcountry History Museum – Greenville County has joined museums nationwide in the Blue Star Museums program, a collaboration that provides free admission to the nation’s active-duty military personnel and…
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Panel will tell about treating the wounded in Vietnam on Memorial Day Weekend
May 15, 2024
The television show “M*A*S*H” made Americans somewhat more conscious of the role of the Army Medical Corps during the Korean War, decades after the fact. The average civilian knows far…
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New D-Day exhibit at Upcountry History Museum personifies stories honoring men and women of ‘Greatest Generation’
May 13, 2024
From best-kept secret of World War II to largest invasion of Allied air, land, and sea forces in military history, the legacy of the sixth day of the sixth month…
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Newberry College Announces New Partnership with S.C. National Guard
May 6, 2024
Newberry College has entered a historic new partnership with the South Carolina Army National Guard. The agreement was announced Wednesday in a ceremony at Holland Hall on the college campus.…
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Bellview Baptist Church Honors Fallen Heroes with 5k Run/Walk on Memorial Day
April 30, 2024
Bellview Baptist Church has a long-standing history of service in the Laurens and Clinton communities. It’s in that calling to serve the Veterans Helping Hands ministry was born. Lead by…
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Moss Blachman to tell about being an Air Force intelligence officer in Vietnam
April 29, 2024
Moss Blachman looks every bit the academic he has been for nearly a half-century, but one thing stands out: His suit coat usually features a small Bronze Star lapel pin.…
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Issaqueena Chapter, NSDAR presents Gold ROTC Medal to Lander University cadet
April 16, 2024
The Issaqueena Chapter, NSDAR presented the Gold ROTC Medal to Trinity Tribble-Daniel during the Honors & Awards Program for the Lander University College of Behavioral and Social Sciences. Tribble-Daniel is…
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Clinton Native Selected South Carolina National Guard Command Chief Warrant Officer
April 13, 2024
The South Carolina Army National Guard is pleased to announce U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer 4 Martin D. Jennings as their new State Command Chief Warrant Officer, effective April 12,…
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Learn more about Herb Rosencrans, a hero of World War II
April 12, 2024
The notice in The New York Times was like so many from 1945: Pfc. Herbert J. Rosencrans, Company C, 415th Infantry, 104th Division, son of Mr. and Mrs. Alvin J.…
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Free lecture to tell about the upcoming publication of Francis Marion’s papers – April 12
March 28, 2024
A lot of people think the Swamp Fox let the Fighting Gamecock down at a critical moment in the American Revolution. But his letters don’t reflect that. “I have learned…
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Vietnam helicopter pilots to tell their stories on Saturday, March 30
March 18, 2024
Alston Gore flew helicopters in Vietnam as a young Army first lieutenant. He arrived in-country in September 1970 to support the 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile). After five months, the 1st…
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Keith Albert to tell about the dangerous work of clearing the jungle in Vietnam
March 14, 2024
One of the biggest obstacles the U.S. military services faced in Vietnam was that posed by Mother Nature – the lush, tropical rainforest that never stopped growing. It impeded movement,…
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At 19, Dennis DuPuis flew helicopters in combat in Vietnam
February 7, 2024
Dennis DuPuis wasn’t the only soldier in his family to serve in Vietnam. His father, an Army Signal Corps master sergeant who had served in the Second World War and…
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Veteran to speak of role of Army chaplains at Relic Room
January 24, 2024
One day in November 1967, U.S. Army Chaplain Charles J. Watters’ unit was involved in heavy combat with the enemy in the vicinity of Đắk Tô, South Vietnam. Among many…
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Ron Hagell to tell how he collected intelligence in Vietnam
January 18, 2024
The movies notwithstanding, intelligence work has little to do with drinking shaken martinis while wearing a designer tuxedo. In the real world, in wartime, it’s about things like sweating in…
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Special veterans program with Stacy Pearsall at Upcountry History Museum
January 10, 2024
On Saturday, January 13, 2024, Stacy Pearsall, one of America’s most decorated female combat photographers, will lead a panel discussion at the Upcountry History Museum with fellow Veterans as they…
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Robert Braddock, an Army officer and pilot during the Vietnam War, will speak at the Jan. 12 Lunch and Learn at the South Carolina Confederate Relic Room and Military Museum.
December 21, 2023
Robert L. Braddock likes to talk to people – from schoolchildren to adults – about his service in Vietnam. He wasn’t traumatized by his war experience, although he lost 40…
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Resource Financial Services grants more than $1 million in waived lender fees to military service members and their families
December 14, 2023
Resource Financial Services, South Carolina’s largest privately owned mortgage banker, announced it has waived more than one million dollars in lender fees on VA Home Loans since 2020. That’s an…
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Historic church site of Wreaths Across America ceremony Dec. 16
December 6, 2023
Nazareth Presbyterian Church will be the site of an official Wreaths Across America (WAA) ceremony at noon Saturday, Dec. 16, to honor the veterans buried in the cemetery, which includes…
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Ignite Digital Services to attend Eastern Defense Summit
November 29, 2023
Company unveils new RPA calculator at show Digital transformation consulting company Ignite Digital Services will attend the Eastern Defense Summit on December 6-7. The summit, held at the Charleston Area…
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