Carolyn Morgan: In Her Own Words
Carolyn Morgan in her Air Force uniform Written by Luke D. Sprague, Oral Historian Carolyn Morgan was one of the first African American women to enlist in the 115th Fighter...
Ho-Chunk Warrior Owen C. Mike
...European American and Native American worldviews regarding warfare, spirituality, race, and nationality. Specifically, he talks about how race relations played out amongst the troops in Vietnam depending on their proximity...
Desegregation in the Military
...Process of Military Desegregation Since the American Revolution, Black soldiers participated in United States' greatest wars including the Civil War, World War I, and World War II; however, despite their...
Oneida Warrior James K. Overman on racism and rescuing pilots
...hundred percent Native American." "I want to tell you something, Indian. There are no Indians who are going to ever fly my f-----g airplanes." Wow. My dream was to take...
Urban A. Sippel with the First Special Service Force at Anzio
...combat coached by World War I veterans, running for sixty miles, filling your ruck full of rocks and running up a mountainside, parachute operations, skiing, winter operations, and intentional sleep...
WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS HOSTS FREE SCREENING OF VIETNAM DOCUMENTARY
...final days of the Vietnam War, which officially ended on April 30, 1975. As the U.S. readied itself to withdraw, many Americans on the ground were concerned that their South...
WISCONSIN VETERANS MUSEUM UNVEILS A NEW EXHIBIT
...affirm the role of Wisconsin citizens in American military history, past and present. Located at 30 W. Mifflin St., Madison, WI, the museum is home to more than 3,000 historical...
WISCONSIN VETERANS MUSEUM TO END 150 YEAR OLD DEBATE BY REVEALING RESULTS OF DNA ANALYSIS TESTING GENDER OF FAMED CIVIL WAR MASCOT “OLD ABE”
...behind an American icon that continues to this day. Please contact Karen Burch to arrange interviews regarding the background of Old Abe. Results of the DNA test will not be...
MEDIA ALERT: WISCONSIN VETERANS MUSEUM PARTNERS WITH UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON BIOTECHNOLOGY CENTER MOLECULAR ARCHAEOLOGY GROUP (MAG) TO SOLVE 150 YEAR OLD DEBATE BY REVEALING RESULTS OF DNA ANALYSIS
...But many, including remaining veterans of the 8th, saw these claims as scandalous, sparking a nationwide debate over the fact and fiction behind an American icon that continues to this...
WISCONSIN CIVIL WAR UNIT BATTLE FLAG RETURNS TO HOME STATE
...to commemorate, acknowledges and affirm the role of Wisconsin citizens in American military history, past and present. Located at 30 W. Mifflin St., Madison, WI, the museum is home to...