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WDVA Legal Notices and Disclaimers The State of Wisconsin, Department of Veterans Affairs (WDVA) maintains its websites to give public access to Department information. While we try to keep the...

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Brig. Gen. Mark E. Anderson, Wisconsin's deputy adjutant general for Army, Chief Warrant Officer 5 William D. Krueck, the state's command chief warrant officer, and Command Sgt. Maj. Rafael Conde, the Wisconsin Army National Guard’s senior enlisted advisor, welcome back Soldiers of 2nd Battalion, 127th Infantry, 32nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team at Volk Field Air National Guard Base as they return following a deployment to support hurricane relief operations, Sept. 16, 2017. On Sept. 8, Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker signed an executive order, which authorized the adjutant general to call elements of the Wisconsin National Guard to state active duty, as necessary. The 32nd IBCT and select other Wisconsin National Guard units were called to state active duty to assist Florida. 112th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment photo by Spc. Jared Saathoff/Released.The appearance of U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) visual information does not imply or constitute DoD endorsement. 3781928. Public domain.

Wisconsin Rapids Mark E. Anderson Reflects on Iraq

...didn't, we moved them-- just push them off. And so it-- and I tell that only because, fast-forwarding a little bit to when I-- I come home on leave, and...

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Wisconsin Veterans and September 11, 2001

...Afghanistan, there are Wisconsin men and women serving in the Middle East who were just toddlers on September 11, 2001. Depending on how long the conflict continues, there may be...

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Badgers and the Day of Infamy

...torpedoes hammered West Virginia, Oklahoma, and California. Bombs and strafing targeted Tennessee and Maryland. Several torpedoes hit Oklahoma in quick succession, and within minutes she capsized. West Virginia nearly suffered...

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The Life and Letters of World War I Aerial Observer Lt. Mortimer M. Lawrence – October 1917

Sunday Oct 28th   Dear Folks:- The box containing the sweater and the candy came this morning. Thank you for sending the sweater. Thank Will for the candy, it sure...

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The Life and Letters of World War I Aerial Observer Lt. Mortimer M. Lawrence – December 1917

...rainy sloppy morning. Along about the time everybody was cussing the weather along came the cook with a big bucket of egg nog & gave all a good helping. That...

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Photo of J. Birney Dibble during the Korean War

Eau Claire Veteran J. Birney Dibble Recalls Korean War

...a fictionalized account of his experiences in Korea that can be found at libraries throughout Wisconsin see: https://wisvetsmuseum.worldcat.org/oclc/33188609. Lastly, his complete interview may be found in our oral history collection...

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The Life and Letters of World War I Aerial Observer Lt. Mortimer M. Lawrence – May 1917

...[1917] Dear Folks:- Well here we are at the end of another week and it doesn’t seem as though I had been gone three days. Things certainly have been rushing...

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William Rettenmund, Vietnam, 1966

Wisconsinites Serving During the Holidays

...friends and the band on there. INTERVIEWER: Oh, I see. IMBRUGLIA: So that's, that's uh -- [Dog barks] -- kind of a memory to go back and look at those...

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TALKING SPIRITS CEMETERY TOURS

...near west side. Click here to take the tour. All you need to view the tour is internet access, and a computer, tablet, or smart phone; no special applications are...

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