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

...observance of WWI; National and international scholars examine Great War’s legacy MADISON, Wis. (Sept. 26, 2017) – The Wisconsin Veterans Museum today announced that it will host “World War 100:...

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Finis la Guerre: The Eleventh Hour and the End of World War I

...the Ottoman Empire on October 30th, and Austria-Hungary on November 3rd), the end was rumored to be near though no one knew just exactly when. By November 7th, rumors finally...

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Ho-Chunk Nation Warrior Owen C. Mike

Ho-Chunk Warrior Owen C. Mike

...on the nature of being a Ho-Chunk warrior and its centrality to the Ho-Chunk Nation, his worldview of the soul, and his thoughts views on life and death while in...

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MEDIA COVERAGE FOR NEW DISPLAY CASE COMMEMORATING 75TH ANNIVERSARY OF D-DAY

...Toronto City News, May 31st, 2019 The Washington Times, May 31st, 2019 Winona Daily News, May 31st, 2019 Wiscnews.com, May 31st, 2019 WKOW, May 31st, 2019 WPR, May 31st, 2019...

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World War WHERE? by Russ Horton

...at the Wisconsin Veterans Museum. Interested in more of these stories? “World War WHERE?” is featured in the Fall 2014 edition of The Bugle, the quarterly newsletter from the Wisconsin...

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World War WHERE?

By Russell Horton Reference Archivist When Janesville native Louis Wayne Tyler was drafted into the U.S. Army during World War II, he probably imagined he would eventually deploy to the...

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Smithsonian Chooses Museum for Community Engagement Program

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wisconsin Veterans Museum to Collaborate with Smithsonian and International Coalition of Sites of Conscience on Year-Long Community Engagement Initiative   MADISON, Wis. (Feb. 10, 2022) This Smithsonian...

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Book Talk with Diane Amato – All the News From Home: A World War II Story of Family, Loyalty, and Love

All The News From Home is based on 368 government issued V Mail letters sent to Joseph G Amato (George) while he was stationed in England as an embalmer for...

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A video interview with Brigadier General Robert Andrew Cocroft

...similar to chapters in a book, by clicking on them. On the right side of the screen, you may also “Search this Index” for topics or keywords using the keyword...

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Micabil Diaz Talks About His Experience in Sarajevo

...with, ah, the folks at the International War Crimes Tribunal. At that point there was an International War Crimes Tribunal. And we had to send the forensics experts to take...

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