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Reflecting on PTSD: Experiences and Recovery

...the effects of trauma can persist long after an inciting event. Mental health professionals sometimes identify these symptoms as post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). PTSD symptoms like nervousness, upsetting memories, trouble...

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WISCONSIN VETERANS MUSEUM FEATURES “WAR : RAW HEALING MILITARY TRAUMA THROUGH EXPRESSIVE ART” EXHIBIT

...the Wisconsin Veterans Home in King, Wis. For more information on program participation, visit www.a4th.org. The Wisconsin Veterans Museum is an educational activity of the Wisconsin Department of Veterans Affairs...

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Oral History

...of the interviews are conducted by staff or trained adult volunteers. We also have interviews in the collection that were donated by individuals or a variety of organizations statewide and...

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WISCONSIN VETERANS MUSEUM AWARDED GRANT BY INSTITUTE OF MUSEUM AND LIBRARY SERVICES

...The Wisconsin Veterans Museum is an educational activity of the Wisconsin Department of Veterans Affairs and is located at 30 W. Mifflin St., across from the State Capitol. -30- 201...

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Copy Right and Legal Information

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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What You Can Support

...the collections to preserve them in perpetuity acquiring artifacts and documents significant to the stories of Wisconsin veterans funding educational programs, both online and in-person Please call us at (608)261-0536...

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Corporate/Nonprofit Membership

...of Wisconsin’s military veterans as much as you do. CORPORATE MEMBERSHIP SIGN-UP Corporate/Nonprofit Membership Benefits Nonprofit/Organizational Member - $100 One year subscription to The Bugle (up to 5 copies) Recognition...

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A Lesson in Resiliency From the Bataan Death March

...2020. https://www.nps.gov/ande/learn/education/classrooms/upload/VFW_FULL_CURRICULUM.pdf. [4] Ibid. [5] L. Willard Freeman, “Mayo General Hospital,” Journal of the Illinois State Historical Society (1908-1984) 44, no. 1 (Spring 1951): 26. Accessed April 25, 2020. www.jstor.org/stable/40189110....

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2013 Spring Programs

...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 | WisVets.com...

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Wisconsin Veterans Museum to Close on Mondays

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

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