Juneteenth Flag

Juneteenth: How Wisconsin Was There at the Beginning

Juneteenth: A New National Holiday with Origins in 1865 Even though President Joe Biden signed legislation making Juneteenth a national holiday on June 17, 2021, as is the case with...

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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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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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Photo of J. Birney Dibble during the Korean War

Eau Claire Veteran J. Birney Dibble Recalls Korean War

...interrogation. Bunker Hill in Korea. WVM.1323.I124. https://wisvetsmuseum.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/OH01246.Dibble_OHMSaudio_clip5.mp3 DIBBLE: After the Battle of Bunker Hill, which went from Friday night, all day Saturday, all day Sunday, Sunday night until Monday morning,...

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The Life and Letters of World War I Aerial Observer Lt. Mortimer M. Lawrence – November 1917

Tuesday Nov. 27, 1917   Dear Mother:- Yesterday’s letter was intended to take the place of the one I didn’t have a chance to write Sunday. Jack Bainbridge’s brother, wife...

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The Statue on the Square by Guest Author Bob Drane

...on August 19, 1863, the day he fell in battle at Chickamauga, along the “river of death,” down in Georgia. He was 32 years old on that day, with a...

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The Life and Letters of World War I Aerial Observer Lt. Mortimer M. Lawrence – December 1917

...famous quote from Civil War General William T. Sherman, who said, “War is hell.” Mortimer. Wednesday A.M. Dec. 12, 1917   Dear Father:- As I said in my night letter...

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The Life and Letters of World War I Aerial Observer Lt. Mortimer M. Lawrence – June 1917

...first half-month and expect to be paid in the course of ten days. This has been a busy week even if we did have a holiday on Wednesday. It rained...

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Nurses at Base Hospital 22

Roses of No Man’s Land – Base Hospital 22

...then removed from the front line. The soldier was then sent to the battalion aid post. At the battalion aid post, the casualties were given an anti-tetanus shot and a...

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THE WISCONSIN VETERANS MUSEUM JOINS SMITHSONIAN MAGAZINE’S 13th ANNUAL MUSEUM DAY LIVE!

...the State Capitol. The Museum Day Live! ticket is available for download at Smithsonian.com/museumday. Visitors who present the Museum Day Live! ticket will gain free entrance for two at participating...

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