WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS HOSTS “RETURN TO CAMP RANDALL” CIVIL WAR ENCAMPMENT AND MONUMENT DEDICATION
...significance of this site with a new monument and this encampment event.” Camp Randall Memorial Park is located at 132 N. Randall Ave. in Madison. For more information and a...
Making History by Guest Author SSG Sonia Buchanan
...the villages, visiting medical clinics, either on site or a mobile clinic, searches and seizures, humanitarian assistance, facilitated civil-military operations, and combat missions and presence patrols. Our days varied so...
Employment and Internships
Employment and Internships Full-time/Part-time/Limited-Term Positions: Openings are posted on the Official State of Wisconsin Government Job Site. Interns working at The Wisconsin Veterans Museum will gain valuable experience working alongside...
Teacher Resources
Teacher Resources To enhance your classroom lesson plans on Wisconsin military history we have created the following activities and virtual tours your students can complete off-site and/or prior to a...
USS Cole Bombing: The Road to 9/11
...remains were cremated and a portion were deposited at the site of a magnolia tree planted in honor of the lost USS Cole crewmembers. The remainder were buried at sea...
WDVA Announces Centennial Celebration of Camp Randall Arch as Part of the Year of the Veteran
...as part of the Year of the Veteran. Camp Randall was the initial training site for over 70,000 Wisconsin troops during the Civil War and also served as the stockade...
2011 Fall Programs at the Wisconsin Veterans Museum
...plans for development of the site from a personal point of view. We invite the public to this lively and memorable talk about a day in our history that will...
Part I: Okinawa: Genesis of a Battle
...of the population lived in the island’s southern third, which was also the site of Naha, Okinawa’s capital and best port. Reefs and cliffs limited possible landing sites to essentially...
A Lesson in Resiliency From the Bataan Death March
...Classroom, Education, Learn About the Park, Andersonville National Historic Site, 37. Accessed April 26, 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...