Wisconsin Veterans and September 11, 2001

...accident, this is terrorism. I’m gonna be busy tonight, I gotta go to sleep.” Being from New York, it really bothered me that New York was hit, but then also...

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Headshot photograph of Chester L. Krause

Chester Krause on the Liberation of Buchenwald Concentration Camp

...York reacted to his story: KRAUSE: And you know, I've been in New York City where, you know, Brooklyn and New York have a lot of Jewish population, and I...

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

...except flight. My bunch here consists of:- Jack Bainbridge of New York City. He is 28, an M.E. and a member of the 12th N.Y. Nat’l Guards. He has lots...

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Staff and volunteers improvised the unloading of the Stuart tank upon its arrival.

Marking Time at 30 West Mifflin

...World Trade Center bombing occurred. Fortunately, there was time in the design phase to adjust for inclusion of those significant stories but the space available meant that future inclusion of...

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Stories from the Front

...of the personal stories have been lost to history. The Wisconsin Veterans Museum takes great pride in its collection of World War I oral history interviews, and we are pleased...

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AUTHOR OF THE PACIFIC, HUGH AMBROSE TO SPEAK IN MADISON

...won eight, including the Emmy for Outstanding Miniseries for 2010. The book spent 17 weeks on the New York Times’ Best Sellers List and was an international best-seller. Gala attendees...

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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

...them a shot across the bow before we'd shoot-- had to do that a couple times. If we came up on vehicles, they usually knew to move over. If they...

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A War by Invention by Kevin Hampton

...a whole new modern era of warfare. Many World War I battlefield innovations have defined new tactics that are still used today. Machine guns remain a staple on battlefields. Tanks...

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...Click on the icon to toggle the scene ribbon on and off. Videos The videos you will encounter are linked to YouTube. When the video is complete, simply close the...

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Madison Cemetery Tours

...to toggle the scene ribbon on and off. Videos The videos you will encounter are linked to YouTube. When the video is complete, simply close the video window by clicking...

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