The Life and Letters of World War I Aerial Observer Lt. Mortimer M. Lawrence – November 1917
...she is decidedly American. They have three sons, Billy Jr., Kenneth & Donald. Junior is 15 and a big strapping fellow, senior in High. He is wild to enlist but...
Jeff Carnes: Veteran in the Spotlight
Jeff Carnes in Kuwait. As a military linguist, Jeff Carnes provided a critical link between American troops, foreign forces, and the local population, establishing trust in treacherous times. Fluent in...
Cemetery Tours
...influential member of the community through his involvement in the Wisconsin Historical Society, the University of Wisconsin−Madison, and the Wisconsin State Bankers Association. Benjamin Butts: As a runaway slave, Bennie...
WISCONSIN VETERANS MUSEUM ANNOUNCES LINEUP OF FALL 2014 EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES
...of the American Revolution. This lecture and book signing is an official Wisconsin Book Festival Event, presented in partnership with the UW-Madison History Department. WHAT: The World War I Doughboy...
New Exhibit Profiles Four Wisconsin Medals of Honor and Coincides With Veterans Day
...incredible stories that go along with them. Here are four reasons to visit the new exhibit. 1. THE MEDAL OF HONOR IS THE HIGHEST AMERICAN MILITARY AWARD The Medal...
The Last Full Measure: Wisconsin in the Civil War, New Exhibit Opening at the Wisconsin Veterans Museum
...policies aimed at winning the war quickly included the arming of African American troops and the suspension of the prisoner exchange system. A policy of total war in which little...
2011 Spring Programs at the Wisconsin Veterans Museum to Commemorate the 150th Anniversary of the Civil War
...was wounded at Nashville in one of the last battles of the American Civil War. Left behind to recuperate as the Union Army moved on, he was assigned to guard...
Wisconsin Photographer Chronicles Operation Desert Storm New Exhibit Opening at the Wisconsin Veterans Museum
...in Kuwait, to the charge into Iraqi territory, and the American interaction with Iraqi civilians. Questions about the exhibit may be directed to Jeff Kollath, Curator of Programs & Exhibitions...
2013 Fall Programs at The Wisconsin Veterans Museum
...thousand buried in Milwaukee’s Forest Home Cemetery. When: Thursday, October 24, 2013 at 7 PM Topic: African American Faces of the Civil War: An Album Lecture and Book Signing Wisconsin...