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Andreé L. Griffin: Bagram and Back

...treatment specialist. Following that, she would come home and start college using her G.I. Bill educational benefits, including the additional financial benefits of the G.I. Bill Kicker program. With her...

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Laura Naylor Colbert and friends on deployment in Iraq

Operation Iraqi Freedom: Wisconsin Women Were There Proving Their Skill

...all women who serve. Included in these troops were Wisconsin natives, Lt. Brooke Boushon of Madison and Sgt. Laura Naylor, now Colbert, of Waupaca. Brooke Boushon - ICU Nurse, U.S....

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Wisconsin Women in Combat: Garza Recounts Being Under Fire at FOB Masum Ghar

...of. INTERVIEWER: You happen to remember about when that was while you were there? GARZA: Oh, my goodness. I do not remember exactly when that was. INTERVIEWER: Okay. Just curious....

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WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS HOSTS “RETURN TO CAMP RANDALL” CIVIL WAR ENCAMPMENT AND MONUMENT DEDICATION

...new monument and this encampment event.” Camp Randall Memorial Park is located at 132 N. Randall Ave. in Madison. For more information and a schedule of activities, visit www.wisvetsmuseum.com/events. ###...

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MEDIA ALERT FOR SATURDAY, JULY 18: WI DEPT. OF VETERANS AFFAIRS HOSTS “THE RETURN TO CAMP RANDALL” CIVIL WAR EVENT

...11 a.m. – Monument unveiling and dedication ceremony WHERE: CAMP RANDALL MEMORIAL PARK 132 N. RANDALL AVE. MADISON, WI While today Camp Randall is home of Wisconsin football, 150...

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

...experience the stories and see the gravesites of local Civil War heroes buried at Forest Hill Cemetery. Videographers and photographers welcome. More information: www.wisvetsmuseum.com/events MEDIA CONTACT: Karen Burch, 608-264-6086; Karen.Burch@dva.wisconsin.gov...

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

...experience the stories and see the gravesites of local Civil War heroes buried at Forest Hill Cemetery. Videographers and photographers welcome. More information: www.wisvetsmuseum.com/events MEDIA CONTACT: Karen Burch, 608-264-6086; Karen.Burch@dva.wisconsin.gov...

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MEDIA ALERT: NEW WWI EXHIBIT FACT SHEET, “WWI BEYONG THE TRENCHES: Stories from the Front”

...April 2019. Museum hours are 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday and noon to 4 p.m. Sunday. Entrance is free. The museum is located at 30 W. Mifflin...

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WISCONSIN VETERANS MUSEUM KICKS OFF 2014 WITH NEW EVENTS AND SPEAKERS

...of the Wisconsin Department of Veterans Affairs and is located at 30 W. Mifflin St., across from the State Capitol. For more information, visit www.wisvetsmuseum.com. -30- 201 West Washington Avenue...

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PEARL HARBOR ARTIFACTS FROM WISCONSIN SERVICEWOMAN BECOME ADDITIONS TO THE WISCONSIN VETERANS MUSEUM

...30 W. Mifflin St., across the street from the State Capitol. For more information go to www.wisvetsmuseum.com. -30- 201 West Washington Avenue | Madison, Wisconsin 53707 1-800-WIS-VETS | WisVets@dva.wisconsin.gov |...

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