Wisconsin Veterans Museum

MOVIE NIGHT VIRTUAL DISCUSSION- BORN ON THE FOURTH OF JULY (1989)
2023-07-28 19:00 - 20:00 (America/Chicago) | Online, WI, United States
Grab some popcorn and a seat in your favorite chair and join us for a virtual discussion of the selected movie with the Wisconsin Veterans Museum staff.
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For July, we will discuss the 1989 film Born on the Fourth of July.
Your mission is to watch the movie, which is available from most libraries or on streaming services (we will not be watching the movie the night of the program), while thinking about the discussion questions we will provide you. On July 28, 2023, at 7:00 pm we’ll all meet via Zoom for a discussion led by museum staff. We will cover themes such as conflict, politics, pop culture, the military, and movie-making.
After you register, we will email you the discussion questions and a link to join the virtual discussion via Zoom. This event is free and open to the public.
This event is suitable for mature audiences as there is strong language throughout and graphic scenes of war violence.
Event sponsored by The Wisconsin Veterans Museum Foundation with support for the Foundation in memory of Pat Finley.

WISCONSIN VETERANS MUSEUM TRIVIA NIGHT
2023-07-18 19:00 - 20:00, 2023-06-20 19:00 - 20:00, 2023-05-16 19:00 - 20:00, 2023-04-11 19:00 - 20:00, 2023-03-21 19:00 - 20:00, 2023-02-14 19:00 - 20:00, 2023-01-17 19:00 - 20:00, 2022-12-20 19:00 - 20:00 (America/Chicago) | Online, WI, United States
Join us for our virtual trivia night and test your historical knowledge. Sign up as individuals or as a team and go head to head with other players. This free event will be based on 3 rounds of trivia, with each round focusing on topics such as: history, pop culture, names and places, events, and fun facts.
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For this virtual trivia night, we will be using the Kahoot! app. This app will allow for the multiple choice questions we will use during each round. Simply log onto Kahoot.it the night of the event (either through your mobile device or on a separate browser tab) and we will provide the access code…nothing to download and easy to use. Lots of fun will be had by all and prizes are given to the top 3 players/teams. This program is suitable for all ages.
Event sponsored by The Wisconsin Veterans Museum Foundation with support for the Foundation in memory of Pat Finley.

Book Talk with Lisa Jaster- Delete the Adjective: A Soldier's Adventures in Ranger School
2023-07-17 12:00 - 13:00 (America/Chicago) | Online, WI, United States
Lisa Jaster will talk about her book, Delete the Adjective: A Soldier’s Adventures in Ranger School, which recounts her experiences as one of the first 3 women to graduate the United States Army Ranger program.
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This event is virtual, free, and suitable for all ages.
Event sponsored by the Wisconsin Veterans Museum Foundation with support for the Foundation in memory of Pat Finley.

19th Annual WVMF Golf Outing, Sponsored by WPS Health Solutions & U.S. Vet General Contracting LLC
2023-07-10 09:00 - 17:30 UTC | The Oaks Golf Course, 4740 Pierceville Rd, Cottage Grove, WI, 53527
The 19th annual Wisconsin Veterans Museum Foundation golf outing, sponsored by WPS Health Solutions & U.S. Vet General Contracting LLC, is scheduled for Monday, July 10, 2023. The event will take place at the beautiful course at The Oaks Golf Course in Cottage Grove.
Registration includes green fees, a cart with GPS, range balls, tee gifts, lunch and a heavy hors d’oeuvres reception following golf.
Competitors will be divided into two separate divisions, allowing contestants the opportunity to compete with individuals in their own age group. Division one will be made up of contestants under 65 years of age. Division two will be contestants ages 65 and older.
Winners in both divisions will receive prizes!
All proceeds from this event support educational programs and exhibits at the Wisconsin Veterans Museum.
EVENT IS SOLD OUT!
Thank you to our current 2023 sponsors!
Major Event Sponsors:

VSO & Corporate Sponsors:

Individual & Hero Sponsors:
Westside American Legion, Post 151 – Madison
Lewis B. Harned, M.D.
Michael Ely
Jim & Jodi Barnett
In Loving Memory of Donald Heiliger
*We are still seeking sponsorships!*
To learn more about our sponsor packages or to sign up to sponsor this event, please contact Jennifer Carlson at jennifer.carlson@wvmfoundation.com or (608) 576-2553.

MOVIE NIGHT VIRTUAL DISCUSSION- FULL METAL JACKET (1987)
2023-06-30 19:00 - 20:00 (America/Chicago) | Online, WI, United States
Grab some popcorn and a seat in your favorite chair and join us for a virtual discussion of the selected movie with the Wisconsin Veterans Museum staff.
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For June, we will discuss the 1987 film Full Metal Jacket.
Your mission is to watch the movie, which is available from most libraries or on streaming services (we will not be watching the movie the night of the program), while thinking about the discussion questions we will provide you. On June 30, 2023, at 7:00 pm we’ll all meet via Zoom for a discussion led by museum staff. We will cover themes such as conflict, politics, pop culture, the military, and movie-making.
After you register, we will email you the discussion questions and a link to join the virtual discussion via Zoom. This event is free and open to the public.
This film may not be suitable for all ages as it contains vulgar language, war violence, and upsetting situations.
Event sponsored by The Wisconsin Veterans Museum Foundation with support for the Foundation in memory of Pat Finley.

Book Talk with Sara DeLuca- Heavy Marching: The Civil War Letters of Lute Moseley, 22nd Wisconsin
2023-06-19 12:00 - 13:00 (America/Chicago) | Online, WI, United States
Sara will talk about her latest book, Heavy Marching: The Civil War Letters of Lute Moseley, 22nd Wisconsin, recently published by University of Wisconsin Press. She will also describe her journey of curating, transcribing, researching, footnoting and editing the wealth of material in Heavy Marching, which kept her well occupied for over two years.
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This event is virtual, free, and suitable for all ages.
Event sponsored by the Wisconsin Veterans Museum Foundation with support for the Foundation in memory of Pat Finley.

VIRTUAL DRINK & DRAW JUNE
2023-06-09 19:00 - 20:00 (America/Chicago) | Online, WI, United States
Join us for our virtual Drink & Draw events as our Artist In-Residence, Yvette Pino, leads you through a delightful drawing experience inspired by images from the Wisconsin Veterans Museum collection. So gather your supplies, pour yourself a beverage, and bring your artistic energy as we spend the evening together stretching our creative muscles.
This event is free of charge, open to anyone who registers, and is suitable for all ages. We will send you a link to join the event after you register.
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Drink & Draw events are a longstanding tradition in the art community where people gather to draw in a welcoming environment without inhibitions. Although the events often coincide with happy-hour style programming, there is no requirement or emphasis on alcoholic consumption. Some of the best attended Drink & Draws are dry and we are just fine with that. If you or a loved one is a veteran struggling with alcohol or drug abuse, please reach out to your local VA or the Veterans Crisis hotline.
Event sponsored by The Wisconsin Veterans Museum Foundation with support for the Foundation in memory of Pat Finley.

MOVIE NIGHT VIRTUAL DISCUSSION- THREE KINGS (1999)
2023-06-02 19:00 - 20:00 (America/Chicago) | Online, WI, United States
Grab some popcorn and a seat in your favorite chair and join us for a virtual discussion of the selected movie with the Wisconsin Veterans Museum staff.
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For June, we will discuss the 1999 film Three Kings.
Your mission is to watch the movie, which is available from most libraries or on streaming services (we will not be watching the movie the night of the program), while thinking about the discussion questions we will provide you. On May 26, 2023, at 7:00 pm we’ll all meet via Zoom for a discussion led by museum staff. We will cover themes such as conflict, politics, pop culture, the military, and movie-making.
After you register, we will email you the discussion questions and a link to join the virtual discussion via Zoom. This event is free and open to the public. After you register, we will email you the discussion questions and a link to join the virtual discussion via Zoom.
This film may not be suitable for all ages as it contains war violence and strong language.
Event sponsored by The Wisconsin Veterans Museum Foundation with support for the Foundation in memory of Pat Finley.

MOVIE NIGHT VIRTUAL DISCUSSION- TIGERLAND (2000)
2023-04-28 19:00 - 20:00 (America/Chicago) | Online, WI, United States
Grab some popcorn and a seat in your favorite chair and join us for a virtual discussion of the selected movie with the Wisconsin Veterans Museum staff.
REGISTER HERE
For April, we will discuss the 2000 film Tigerland.
Your mission is to watch the movie, which is available from most libraries or on streaming services (we will not be watching the movie the night of the program), while thinking about the discussion questions we will provide you. On April 28, 2023, at 7:00 pm we’ll all meet via Zoom for a discussion led by museum staff. We will cover themes such as conflict, politics, pop culture, the military, and movie-making.
After you register, we will email you the discussion questions and a link to join the virtual discussion via Zoom. This event is free and open to the public. After you register, we will email you the discussion questions and a link to join the virtual discussion via Zoom.
*This event is not suitable for all ages as the film depicts strong language, violence, sexuality, and drug use.
Event sponsored by The Wisconsin Veterans Museum Foundation with support for the Foundation in memory of Pat Finley.

A Closer Look at Operation Allies Refuge & Operation Allies Welcome
2023-04-24 19:00 - 20:00 (America/Chicago) | Online, WI, United States
In the aftermath of the 2021 Kabul Airport (HKIA) evacuation, the U.S. Military set up processing bases in Italy, Germany, Spain, Qatar, UAE & Kuwait. The more than 80,000 evacuees were then transported to bases stateside (VA, TX, NM, WI, IN, NJ).
Two remarkable Veterans – COL Jeff Patton & BG Dan Gabrielli – who were assigned leadership posts at bases in Germany and New Mexico respectively will share their accounts of facilitating the largest airlift in American history. Wisconsin Adjutant General Knapp will share stories and images from Fort McCoy which served as one of the largest processing centers in the country for our Afghan allies.
The permanent status of many of these evacuees remains uncertain as the Afghan Adjustment Act continues to be debated in the nation’s capital.
Join our very own Chris Kolakowski along with Randal Dietrich of the Minnesota Military and Veterans Museum as they moderate the discussion.
This event is free and will be held via Zoom.
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Mess Night- Vietnam 50 Years Later: An Evening with Mr. Phil Hall, Vietnam Veteran
2023-04-20 17:30 - 20:00 (America/Chicago) | Wisconsin Veterans Museum, 30 W. Mifflin St, Madison, WI, 53703, United States
Mess Night at the Museum: April 20, 2023
5:30 pm – 8:00 pm

5:30- 6:15 – Happy Hour
6:15- 7:00 – Dinner
7:00- 8:00 – Presentation

$50 MEMBERS | $58 NON-MEMBERS
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Please join us for our quarterly dinner series with guest Phil Hall, who will be discussing his experiences of being an infantryman in Vietnam, and some prospective on the U.S. involvement in Vietnam after years of study on why we were there.
Each MESS NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM features a guest speaker, topic, dinner, drinks, and time to socialize before and after the talk. Registration will be required before the event. Join us as we transform this historic naval tradition into our own.
Sponsored by the Wisconsin Veterans Museum Foundation through the generous support of the Military Officers Association of America Southern Wisconsin Chapter.
This event is suitable for all ages.

Book Talk with David Fitzgerald- Militarization and the American Century
2023-04-17 12:00 - 13:00 (America/Chicago) | Online, WI, United States
Please join us as Dr. David Fitzgerald talks about his newest work, Militarization and the American Century, which offers an introduction to the history of militarization in the United States since 1940 by exploring the ways in which war and the preparation for war have shaped and affected the United States during ‘The American Century.’
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This event is virtual, free, and suitable for all ages.
Event sponsored by the Wisconsin Veterans Museum Foundation with support for the Foundation in memory of Pat Finley.

VIRTUAL DRINK & DRAW APRIL
2023-04-14 19:00 - 20:00 (America/Chicago) | Online, WI, United States

MOVIE NIGHT VIRTUAL DISCUSSION- HACKSAW RIDGE (2016)
2023-03-31 19:00 - 20:00 (America/Chicago) | Online, WI, United States
Grab some popcorn and a seat in your favorite chair and join us for a virtual discussion of the selected movie with the Wisconsin Veterans Museum staff.
REGISTER HERE
For March, we will discuss the 2016 film Hacksaw Ridge.
Your mission is to watch the movie, which is available from most libraries or on streaming services (we will not be watching the movie the night of the program), while thinking about the discussion questions we will provide you. On March 31, 2023, at 7:00 pm we’ll all meet via Zoom for a discussion led by museum staff. We will cover themes such as conflict, politics, pop culture, the military, and movie-making.
After you register, we will email you the discussion questions and a link to join the virtual discussion via Zoom. This event is free and open to the public. After you register, we will email you the discussion questions and a link to join the virtual discussion via Zoom.
*This film may not be suitable for all ages as it depicts battle sequences, violence, mild language, and alcohol and tobacco depictions.
Event sponsored by The Wisconsin Veterans Museum Foundation with support for the Foundation in memory of Pat Finley.

Book Talk with Dr. Mark Moyar- Triumph Regained: The Vietnam War, 1965-1968
2023-03-20 12:00 - 13:00 (America/Chicago) | Online, WI, United States
Triumph Regained: The Vietnam War, 1965–1968 is the long-awaited sequel to the immensely influential Triumph Forsaken: The Vietnam War, 1954–1965. Like its predecessor, this book overturns the conventional wisdom using a treasure trove of new sources, many of them from the North Vietnamese side.
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This event is virtual, free, and suitable for all ages.
Event sponsored by the Wisconsin Veterans Museum Foundation with support for the Foundation in memory of Pat Finley.

Book Talk with Marv Truhe- Against All Tides: The Untold Story of the USS Kitty Hawk Race Riot
2023-03-06 12:00 - 13:00 (America/Chicago) | Online, WI, United States
Exacerbated by cramped quarters and exhaustion due to the stress of the Vietnam War, simmering racial tensions aboard the USS Kitty Hawk came to a violent confrontation in October 1972. Marv Truhe was a JAG lawyer who defended several of the sailors and relates what really happened in his gripping, first-person account.
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This event is virtual, free, and suitable for all ages.
Event sponsored by the Wisconsin Veterans Museum Foundation with support for the Foundation in memory of Pat Finley.

MOVIE NIGHT VIRTUAL DISCUSSION- FOXHOLE (2021)
2023-02-24 19:00 - 20:00 (America/Chicago) | Online, WI, United States
Grab some popcorn and a seat in your favorite chair and join us for a virtual discussion of the selected movie with the Wisconsin Veterans Museum staff.
REGISTER HERE
For February, we will discuss the 2021 film Foxhole.
Your mission is to watch the movie, which is available from most libraries or on streaming services (we will not be watching the movie the night of the program), while thinking about the discussion questions we will provide you. On February 24, 2023, at 7:00 pm we’ll all meet via Zoom for a discussion led by museum staff. We will cover themes such as conflict, politics, pop culture, the military, and movie-making.
After you register, we will email you the discussion questions and a link to join the virtual discussion via Zoom. This event is free and open to the public. After you register, we will email you the discussion questions and a link to join the virtual discussion via Zoom.
*This film may not be suitable for all ages as it depicts battle sequences, violence, mild language, and alcohol and tobacco depictions.
Event sponsored by The Wisconsin Veterans Museum Foundation with support for the Foundation in memory of Pat Finley.

Book Talk with Gwen Strauss- The Nine: The True Story of a Band of Women Who Survived the Worst of Nazi Germany
2023-02-20 12:00 - 13:00 (America/Chicago) | Online, WI, United States
The Nine follows the true story of the author’s great aunt Hélène Podliasky, who led a band of nine female resistance fighters as they escaped a German forced labor camp and made a ten-day journey across the front lines of WWII from Germany back to Paris.
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This program is free and suitable for all ages.
Event sponsored by the Wisconsin Veterans Museum Foundation with support for the Foundation in memory of Pat Finley.

VIRTUAL DRINK & DRAW FEBRUARY
2023-02-10 19:00 - 20:00 (America/Chicago) | Online, WI, United States

Book Talk with Megan Bever- At War With King Alcohol: Debating Drinking and Masculinity in The Civil War
2023-02-06 12:00 - 13:00 (America/Chicago) | Online, WI, United States
At War with King Alcohol explores the ways that Civil War soldiers used liquor and examines the societal debates that grew out of their uses. The study looks at liquor’s medicinal uses during the war, broadens out to soldiers’ drinking habits, and ultimately focuses on the ways that society tried to regulate liquor during the war.
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This event is virtual, free, and suitable for all ages.
Event sponsored by the Wisconsin Veterans Museum Foundation with support for the Foundation in memory of Pat Finley.

MOVIE NIGHT VIRTUAL DISCUSSION- THE BEAST (1988)
2023-01-27 19:00 - 20:00 (America/Chicago) | Online, WI, United States
Grab some popcorn and a seat in your favorite chair, and join us for a Movie Virtual Discussion with the Wisconsin Veterans Museum Staff. While we can’t all be together, we can share discussion on major motion pictures that deal with the hardships, humor, and horrors of combat.
For January, we will discuss the 1988 film The Beast. REGISTER HERE
Your mission is to watch the movie, which is available from most libraries or on streaming services (we will not be watching the movie the night of the program), while thinking about the discussion questions we will provide you. On January 27, 2023, at 7:00 pm we’ll all meet via Zoom for a discussion led by museum staff. We will cover themes such as conflict, politics, pop culture, the military, and movie-making.
After you register, we will email you the discussion questions and a link to join the virtual discussion via Zoom. This event is free and open to the public. After you register, we will email you the discussion questions and a link to join the virtual discussion via Zoom.
*This film may not be suitable for all ages as it depicts battle sequences, violence, mild language, and alcohol and tobacco depictions.
Event sponsored by The Wisconsin Veterans Museum Foundation with support for the Foundation in memory of Pat Finley.

Mess Night- Louise Endres Moore
2023-01-19 17:30 - 20:00 (America/Chicago) | Wisconsin Veterans Museum, 30 W. Mifflin St, Madison, WI, 53703, United States
Mess Night at the Museum: January 19, 2023
5:30 pm – 8:00 pm

5:30- 6:15 – Happy Hour
6:15- 7:00 – Dinner
7:00- 8:00 – Presentation

$50 MEMBERS | $58 NON-MEMBERS | $40 STUDENTS (W/ID)
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Please join us for our quarterly dinner series with guest Louise Endres Moore. She will be speaking on her latest work, Alfred: The Quiet History of a World War II Infantryman, which details her father’s experiences during WWII. Her work was recognized as a #1 Amazon Best Seller, as well as a Book Excellence Awards Winner in Biography and a finalist for the Eric Hoffer Award and IAN Book of the Year Award.
Each MESS NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM features a guest speaker, topic, dinner, drinks, and time to socialize before and after the talk. Registration will be required before the event. Join us as we transform this historic naval tradition into our own.
Sponsored by the Wisconsin Veterans Museum Foundation.
This event is suitable for all ages.

Book Talk with Dr. Alexander Bielakowski- Proud Warriors: African American Combat Units in World War II
2023-01-09 12:00 - 13:00 (America/Chicago) | Online, WI, United States
University of Houston professor Alexander Bielakowski will discuss his latest work, which focuses on the role of African Americans during World War II and how they overcame adversity to form an integrated Armed Forces.
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This program is free and suitable for all ages.
Event sponsored by the Wisconsin Veterans Museum Foundation with support for the Foundation in memory of Pat Finley.
