THE WISCONSIN VETERANS MUSEUM JOINS SMITHSONIAN MAGAZINE’S 13th ANNUAL MUSEUM DAY LIVE!
...the State Capitol. The Museum Day Live! ticket is available for download at Smithsonian.com/museumday. Visitors who present the Museum Day Live! ticket will gain free entrance for two at participating...
Desegregation in the Military
...Order 9981? On July 26, 1948, President Harry S. Truman signed Executive Order 9981: The Desegregation of the Armed Forces. This order banned segregation in the armed forces and ordered...
Giving Opportunities in 2021-2022
...continued to work diligently behind-the-scenes to provide you with online content and programming, which proved to be a huge success! Due to a larger reach across the U.S. and abroad,...
WISCONSIN HISTORY TOUR ALONG WITH THE WISCONSIN VETERANS MUSEUM CELEBRATES VETERANS DAY
...the history and legacy of Wisconsin’s veterans. And, we are proud to join the Wisconsin Veteran’s Museum in honoring our veterans, past and present on this day, and every day,”...
Badgers and the Day of Infamy
...noticed Japanese fighters swooping in as he headed for the bathroom to prepare for his day. “It was just all of a sudden,” he said. "You see, that was normal...
Making History by Guest Author SSG Sonia Buchanan
...were not there to change the way the guys lived day-to-day. We were well aware this was their environment and we needed to gain their trust, which didn’t take long...
The Life and Letters of World War I Aerial Observer Lt. Mortimer M. Lawrence – May 1917
...weather this week has been rather changeable. Sunday, Monday and Tuesday were cold, rainy and distinctly disagreeable. Wednesday was cold but sunshiny, Thursday warmer and Friday was fine. Tonight it...
New Exhibit Profiles Four Wisconsin Medals of Honor and Coincides With Veterans Day
...the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month of 1918, an armistice was declared between the Allied Nations in Germany in World War I. Designated Armistice Day...
Sergeant Beauford T. Anderson
...advance stopped and for three days Japanese counter attacks crippled the 96th. On the third night on the rocky Kakazu Ridge, Staff Sergeant Anderson ordered his exhausted men into the...
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...