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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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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Giving Opportunities in 2021-2022

...continued to work diligently behind-the-scenes to provide you with online content and programming, which proved to be a huge success! Due to a larger reach across the U.S. and abroad,...

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

June 3rd [1917] Dear Folks:- Another week gone by. Soon it will be time to split up into the different branches and have to work harder than ever. Before I...

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

Christmas Day Dec. 25, 1917   Dear Mother:- Received your night letter this morning. Thank you for all your good wishes. I hope you received my message O.K. We had...

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WISCONSIN VETERANS MUSEUM AWARDED GRANT BY INSTITUTE OF MUSEUM AND LIBRARY SERVICES

...The Wisconsin Veterans Museum is an educational activity of the Wisconsin Department of Veterans Affairs and is located at 30 W. Mifflin St., across from the State Capitol. -30- 201...

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Copy Right and Legal Information

WDVA Legal Notices and Disclaimers The State of Wisconsin, Department of Veterans Affairs (WDVA) maintains its websites to give public access to Department information. While we try to keep the...

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What You Can Support

...the collections to preserve them in perpetuity acquiring artifacts and documents significant to the stories of Wisconsin veterans funding educational programs, both online and in-person Please call us at (608)261-0536...

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Marcia Anderson, the Trailblazer

...it. In addition, cheap housing for the weekend drill was precious, as were low-cost flights. In this same vein, Anderson talks about how the perception of the reservist versus active-duty...

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