Headshot photograph of Alannah McReavey

Alannah McReavey on Giving Back

...I don't remember if they brought me to the doctor. I don't remember anything. I just-- once I hit the water, I just remember because I was kind of out...

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William Rettenmund, Vietnam, 1966

Wisconsinites Serving During the Holidays

...I did it in some respects a little bit purposefully, just to keep people's minds off of it, but everybody dealt with it in their own way. I actually included...

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New York Times Best-Selling Author Jeff Shaara to Speak at Wisconsin Veterans Museum

...outreach. For more information, go to www.wvmfoundation.com. The Wisconsin Veterans Museum is a free public educational activity of the Wisconsin Department of Veterans Affairs and is located at 30 W....

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“These Numbers All Mean Something”

...asked to serve overseas and was transferred to Company L, 34th Infantry Regiment, 24th Infantry Division in Japan in April 1949. That Division was the first American unit sent into...

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Giving Opportunities in 2021-2022

...are honored in perpetuity. Best of all, you will join a group of individuals who value the legacy of Wisconsin’s veterans.  Please join us in supporting one of the special...

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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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THE WISCONSIN VETERANS MUSEUM JOINS SMITHSONIAN MAGAZINE’S 13th ANNUAL MUSEUM DAY LIVE!

...Smithsonian Media Digital Network. In addition, Smithsonian Media oversees the Smithsonian Institution’s interest in the Smithsonian Channel, a joint venture between the Smithsonian Institution and CBS/Showtime. Smithsonian Media is a...

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

...to Fort Sill, I know, for that is what took the Colonel’s eye after Capt. Pearson recommended me. It costs money to keep your clothes in trim but it is...

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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

...and it is eerily quiet. And there is nothing else around me. And so I locked and loaded, just in case. I saw the white light, and I walked to...

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

...Received the box O.K. Thank you for sending it. I may send my laundry home this week and if I do will have it in Beaver Dam Friday in time...

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