Madison’s Count This Penny Set to Debut New Civil War Songs for Record Release Party at the Wisconsin Veterans Museum

...March 9, 2012, the Wisconsin Veterans Museum will present a special Civil War 150 concert celebrating the release of a new record by Madison’s Count This Penny. Originally a duo,...

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A Shared Experience

...also as a Colonel, in 1974, having been awarded the Legion of Merit, two Bronze Stars, the Meritorious Service Medal, three Army Commendation Medals, and the French Croix de Guerre....

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Part III: Okinawa: Decision at Shuri

...boats and annihilated, which the other lost its way and landed next to the 1st Marine Division, which eliminated it to a man. Just before dawn on May 4th, Japanese...

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Suffrage Through Service: How Military Service Expanded Voting Rights

...crew chief from Sparta, Wisconsin, captured this feeling in a letter to his parents from Phu Bai, Vietnam on November 12, 1966, just after his 20th birthday. He wrote, “Well...

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World War WHERE?

...of Brazil. Living in a small apartment two blocks from Copacabana beach, Tyler wrote to his mother describing the fantastic food (steaks, avocados, and strawberries & cream), the rich culture,...

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Generations of Service

...in the state, specifically the Wisconsin Veterans Home at King and the U.S. Army’s Fort McCoy near Sparta. General Nathan F. Twining, USAF In the Driftless Area, one of the...

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36th Wisconsin Infantry Regiment

...are adopted from Charles E. Estabrook, ed., Records and Sketches of Military Organizations, (Madison, 1914). This page was developed with the help of Bard. Standard, 36th Wisconsin Infantry Regiment Blue...

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MEDIA ALERT FOR SUNDAY, OCTOBER 11: WISCONSIN VETERANS MUSEUM PRESENTS, “TALKING SPIRITS CEMETERY TOUR XVII”

October 11, 2015 Attendees can interact with local actors portraying Wisconsin Civil War soldiers and citizens WHAT: TALKING SPIRITS CEMETERY TOUR XVII WHEN: SUNDAY, OCTOBER 11 12 – 4 P.M....

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MEDIA ALERT FOR SUNDAY, OCTOBER 11: WISCONSIN VETERANS MUSEUM PRESENTS, TALKING SPIRITS CEMETERY TOUR XVII

October 11, 2015 Attendees can interact with local actors portraying Wisconsin Civil War soldiers and citizens WHAT: TALKING SPIRITS CEMETERY TOUR XVII WHEN: SUNDAY, OCTOBER 11 12 – 4 P.M....

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TALKING SPIRITS: FOREST HILL CEMETERY TOUR PRESENTED BY THE WISCONSIN VETERANS MUSEUM

...offers a family friendly program and is adding for the second year Candlelit Tours. When: Saturday, September 30: Candlelit Tours 5:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m. (Rain Date: Oct. 7) Sunday, October...

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