Wisconsin Was There: Desert Storm Commemorating the 30th Anniversary of Persian Gulf War, Part I
...God, you got what – over a million? I know Iraq has got a lot but their equipment sucks.’ It was just frustration. ‘How long is this going to take?’...
Wisconsin Was There: Desert Storm Commemorating the 30th Anniversary of Persian Gulf War, Part II
...remembered the opening phase of the ground war, and the reality that the armored units were staged behind the hospital units: “We were told we would know when the ground...
March Madness 2021
...served as postmaster of Appleton, Wisconsin prior to the war. On August 15, 1861, at the age of 41, Eggleston enlisted into Company B, 1st Wisconsin Cavalry Regiment, also known...
Souvenirs Prohaska Quote
...given this to [the museum]. They were selling lighters, I don’t know, he probably didn’t even look at the product he was bringing to us, but just thought, ‘oh American,...
Remembering Operation Iraqi Freedom 20 Years Later, Part I
...we had pushed across the border, assaulted a few oil refineries, you know, the guards for around them, trying to keep them from lighting them on fire and all that...
Operation Iraqi Freedom: Wisconsin Women Were There Proving Their Skill
...deployment, “People acted like I didn't know anything, like I was a dumb blonde that I--the only reason that I was working in the ICU was because they had no...
Marking Time at 30 West Mifflin
...the Capitol, the space was known primarily as the “Civil War Museum.” This moniker was based off its founding by Civil War veterans in 1901 and the fact that the...
Juneteenth: How Wisconsin Was There at the Beginning
...wasn’t universally known or abided by across the country, thus the reason and significance to the deliberate choice to include it in General Order No. 3 as soon as Union...
Happy 103rd Birthday, Lt. Col. Harry Baker !
...Wisconsin cities Card received from 147 cities in 44 states Cards received from the UK, Italy, and Netherlands We have a supportive community for our veterans. Thank you to all...
Wisconsin World War II Veteran Harry Baker to Celebrate 103rd Birthday
...wanted young people to know, he said, “When the time comes to support your country be the first to be there.” We’re asking you for your support to make Harry’s...