3rd Wisconsin Light Artillery Battery

Recruitment and Training The Third Wisconsin Light Artillery Battery (3rd Wisconsin Light Artillery Battery )

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Photo of Blair Dunday

Dunday Recalls Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell (DADT)

In March 2005, Blair Dunday enlisted under the Army's Delayed Entry Program (DEP), knowing that

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Staff and volunteers improvised the unloading of the Stuart tank upon its arrival.

Marking Time at 30 West Mifflin

Needing a Space to Commemorate All Wisconsin's Veterans On June 6, 1993 after more than

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Close up photo of Nao Tou Lor

Memories of War with Nao Tou Lor

Nao Tou Lor was born in 1953 in the province of Xieng Khouang, Laos. His

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2nd Wisconsin Light Artillery Battery

Recruitment and Training The Second Wisconsin Light Artillery Battery (2nd Wisconsin Light Artillery Battery) was

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Photo of Brandon A. Winneshiek, USMC

The Battle of Ramadi, April 6, 2004: The Day Things Changed for Coalition Forces and Brandon Winneshiek

In this video clip, Marine veteran Brandon Winneshiek, F “Foxtrot” Company, 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines,

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Laura Naylor Colbert and friends on deployment in Iraq

Operation Iraqi Freedom: Wisconsin Women Were There Proving Their Skill

Among the First to Arrive On March 20, 2003, Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) officially began.

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Remembering Operation Iraqi Freedom 20 Years Later, Part I

Build-Up for Operation Iraqi Freedom Twenty years ago, on March 17, 2003, after weeks of

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Photo of Andree L. Griffin

Andreé L. Griffin: Bagram and Back

For Women’s History Month, we feature Andreé L. Griffin, who served in the United States

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Virtual! Drink & Draw February 2023

Grease Pencil Gather your supplies, pour yourself a beverage, and bring your artistic energy as

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James M. Cocroft: Advocating for Veterans

James M. Cocroft, also known as “Groovy,” served in the United States Navy from August

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1st Wisconsin Heavy Artillery

Company A In June 1863 a battalion of four batteries of heavy artillery was organized

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1st Wisconsin Light Artillery Battery

Recruitment and Training First Wisconsin Light Artillery Battery (1st Wisconsin Light Artillery Battery) was organized

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3rd Wisconsin Cavalry

Recruitment and Training The Third Wisconsin Cavalry (3rd Wisconsin Cavalry) was organized at Camp Barstow

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2nd Wisconsin Cavalry

Recruitment and Training The Second Wisconsin Cavalry (2nd Wisconsin Cavalry) was organized at Camp Washburn,

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4th Wisconsin Cavalry

Recruitment and Training The Fourth Wisconsin Cavalry (4th Wisconsin Cavalry) was organized as the 4th

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William Rettenmund, Vietnam, 1966

Wisconsinites Serving During the Holidays

Serving in the United States military over the holiday season brings back poignant memories for

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Standard, 1st Cavalry

1st Wisconsin Cavalry

Recruitment and Training Recruiting for the First Wisconsin Cavalry (1st Wisconsin Cavalry) regiment was authorized

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Ho-Chunk Nation Warrior Owen C. Mike

Ho-Chunk Warrior Owen C. Mike

This is the story of Ho-Chunk warrior, Owen C. Mike, known as Jąąpwakącąk in the

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FOX VALLEY VETERANS TELL THEIR STORIES

The Wisconsin Veterans Museum (WVM) collects and publishes a substantial number of veteran interviews from

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GUEST BLOG BY RICK BERRY, VIETNAM VETERAN AND WVM VOLUNTEER

“…AND WHEN CHARLIE HAS THE GROUND UNIT SURROUNDED, WE USE WHAT WE CALL THE HIGH-OVERHEAD

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Micabil Diaz Talks About His Experience in Sarajevo

In honor of Hispanic Heritage Month upcoming in September, we are featuring the story of

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Nurses at Base Hospital 22

Roses of No Man’s Land – Base Hospital 22

At the Outbreak of War: Army Nursing Corps During World War I, the entire nation

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Old Abe

Old Abe Wisconsin’s War Eagle

Old Abe, an icon in Wisconsin Civil War history was an American bald eagle who

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Beckel in IV training in AIT. WVM.OH2238

I AM NOT INVISIBLE 3.0: WOMEN VETERANS TELL THEIR STORIES

The Wisconsin I Am Not Invisible (IANI) women's veterans oral history project kicked off on

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