Sep
05
On Friday, Sept. 15, the United States will observe National POW/MIA Recognition Day to honor Americans who were either prisoners of war or went missing in action, particularly during the Vietnam War. POWs and the missing will be the focus of a special program that day at noon at the...
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Aug
29
When Peyton Wooldridge graduated from Mary Baldwin College in 1968, she had a job teaching 3rd grade waiting for her. But a letter from her school friend Caroline in Vietnam persuaded her to take a different course: “Peyton, you've got to come. It will change your life,” Caroline wrote. Caroline...
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Jun
28
Have you ever seen photographs of Revolutionary War soldiers? Well, you can do just that at the South Carolina Confederate Relic Room and Military Museum starting Friday, June 30, when a new exhibit opens featuring an extraordinary collection of daguerreotypes. And...
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Jun
12
In some parts of Vietnam, the Viet Cong lived for months at a time under the Earth, in elaborate tunnel systems so sophisticated that they included hospitals, training areas, and storage facilities as well as barracks. But from the surface, they just looked like holes in the dirt that only...
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Jun
05
Retired Col. Myron Harrington, USMC, hasn’t visited the new Vietnam exhibit at the South Carolina Confederate Relic Room and Military Museum yet. But when he does, he’ll see something familiar – the fatigues he wore in battle. A few yards away, he’ll see something else, also a part of the...
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May
12
COLUMBIA, S.C. – The South Carolina Confederate Relic Room and Military Museum is all about honoring those who have served in uniform since our nation’s beginning. So we are once again proud to participate this summer in the Blue Star Museums initiative, which provides free admission to currently-serving U.S. military...
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Apr
03
(EDITOR'S NOTE: Yes, this is the Vietnam Exhibit blog, but we also like to tell you about other interesting things going on at the museum, and this certainly fits in that category.) COLUMBIA, S.C. – The American Revolution is among historian Anthony Scotti’s areas of study. “I’m also a re-enactor,”...
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Mar
22
In 2011, historian James Smither first attended a meeting of the Fire Support Base Ripcord Association. He’s been back every year since, and has now interviewed more than 100 veterans of the last major battle the U.S. Army experienced during the Vietnam War. In these interviews, he has heard stories...
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Mar
14
Admission will be free for all military veterans and active duty personnel on Wednesday, March 29, at the South Confederate Relic Room and Military Museum, in observance of National Vietnam War Veterans Day. This is fitting, because Congress established this special annual day for Vietnam veterans for some of the...
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Mar
14
EDITOR’S NOTE: This site is dedicated to the Relic Room’s Vietnam exhibit, but when you come to see that, we urge you to check out the rest of the museum, which celebrates South Carolina’s entire military history. That includes attending some of our free lectures, such as this upcoming one....
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