Drink & Draw March

...the event and you will receive the link to the online event via email. Please add the event to your calendar. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Veterans Museum Foundation. REGISTER: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/drink-draw-tickets-866685177697?aff=oddtdtcreator...

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Book Talk with Steven K. Bailey

...navy air raids through the experiences of one British POW and six American naval aviators who flew, fought, and sometimes died in the fiery skies over Hong Kong. REGISTER: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/book-talk-with-steven-k-bailey-tickets-866702820467?aff=oddtdtcreator...

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WISCONSIN VETERANS MUSEUM AND PARTNERS TO HOST “WORLD WAR 100: A CENTENNIAL SYMPOSIUM”

...and initiatives. To learn more about the Commission activities, visit worldwar1centennial.org # # # Wisconsin Veterans Museum · 30 West Mifflin Street, Madison, WI 53703 · 608.267.1799 www.WisVetsMuseum.com · www.facebook.com/WisconsinVeteransMuseum...

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WISCONSIN VETERANS MUSEUM PUTS ORAL HISTORY RECORDINGS ONLINE

...the recorded interview online. The primary purpose for OHMS is to empower users to more effectively and efficiently discover information in an online oral history. OHMS is an open source,...

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Tarra Gundrum on What is Possible

...GUNDRUM: I mean, that's probably it for the most part. There was this other-- I don't even know if I ever told you about this, but there's this lady. Her...

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A Lesson in Resiliency From the Bataan Death March

...see that I’d been a POW. They wouldn’t let me buy drinks. Occasionally we could buy drinks.” (34:10-35:26) Hanneman said that remarkably he doesn’t have any hard feelings towards the...

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Giving Opportunities in 2021-2022

...the museum's battle flag collection efforts and conservation, visit https://www.wisconsinbattleflags.com/. Veterans Legacy Society For more than 100 years the Wisconsin Veterans Museum has preserved the stories of Wisconsin’s veterans. Now...

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WISCONSIN VETERANS MUSEUM FEATURES “WAR : RAW HEALING MILITARY TRAUMA THROUGH EXPRESSIVE ART” EXHIBIT

...– The Wisconsin Veterans Museum today announced that it will host “WAR : RAW Healing Military Trauma Through Expressive Art,” an art exhibit featuring nearly 60 works of art created...

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Wisconsin Was There: Desert Storm Commemorating the 30th Anniversary of Persian Gulf War, Part I

...had exceeded 80,000 by February 18th and estimates of Iraqi war dead were rumored to be approaching 100,000. To date, less than 100 American soldiers had been killed in action,...

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WORLD WAR I STORIES FROM A CENTURY AGO TOLD IN VETS’ OWN WORDS IS A FIRST FOR WISCONSIN VETERANS MUSEUM

...members educate more than 30,000 schoolchildren and welcome some 100,000 visitors. For more on the Museum’s main gallery exhibits, collections and events, log on to www.WisVetsMuseum.com. Contact: Karen Burch Senior...

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