Sergeant Major Corcoran appears on the right. Major General Craig C. Crenshaw, commanding general of Marine Corps Logistics Command, stands in between Maj. Christopher M. Siekman, commanding officer of Recruiting Station Baton Rouge, and Sgt. Maj. Shawn Corcoran, sergeant major of Recruiting Station Baton Rouge, as they pose for a photo during the Bayou Classic Welcome Reception Nov. 25, 2016, at the West Bunker Club in the Mercedes-Benz Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana. The appearance of U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) visual information does not imply or constitute DoD endorsement. 3015184. Public domain.

Iraq by Way of Stoughton: A Marine’s story

...in Somalia https://wisvetsmuseum.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/OH965.Corcoran_tape1_A_access_clip5.mp3 2:16 First return to Madison https://wisvetsmuseum.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/OH965.Corcoran_tape1_A_access_clip6.mp3 2:57 Snipers in Bosnia https://wisvetsmuseum.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/OH965.Corcoran_tape1_A_access_clip7.mp3 0:39 Putting on the "civies" in Madison https://wisvetsmuseum.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/OH965.Corcoran_tape1_A_access_clip8.mp3 1:36 9/11- "This is my Pearl Harbor" https://wisvetsmuseum.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/OH965.Corcoran_tape1_A_access_clip9.mp3...

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Mess Night: Joseph Tachovsky

...The oral histories of surviving members shed light into how the platoon got their nickname of the “40 Thieves,” other nefarious antics, and their role in the Battle for Saipan,...

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Honoring Hispanic Veterans of Wisconsin

Vietnam veteran George F. Banda (WVM.OH1379) In honor of Hispanic Heritage Month (September 15 to October 15), we are featuring Wisconsin Hispanic veterans and their stories from the oral history...

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Honoring Native American Veterans of Wisconsin

World War II veteran Harry Whitehorse (WVM.OH863) In honor of Native American Heritage Month, we are featuring Native American veterans and their stories from the oral history collection. Native Americans...

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Coulee Region Veteran Gary Castona Remembers

...his sense of duty and continued pride in military service to this day: --> To watch, listen, read or research the complete interview click HERE or on the image below:...

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Learning & Research

Learning & Research Beyond booking a tour of the museum, you can research Wisconsin military history through the museum archives, collections, oral histories, and rosters. Tours Collections Oral Histories Rosters...

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Wisconsin Veterans Museum History

...5,000 books and periodicals related to military and veterans’ history, as well as over 2,800 oral history interviews. Every Veteran Is a Story Today, the Wisconsin Veterans Museum continues to...

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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

...didn't, we moved them-- just push them off. And so it-- and I tell that only because, fast-forwarding a little bit to when I-- I come home on leave, and...

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William Rettenmund, Vietnam, 1966

Wisconsinites Serving During the Holidays

...friends and the band on there. INTERVIEWER: Oh, I see. IMBRUGLIA: So that's, that's uh -- [Dog barks] -- kind of a memory to go back and look at those...

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Our Vietnam Veterans Then and Now

...to trauma, sexual assault, and moral injury. Timothy D. Bauer, U.S. Navy Timothy D. Bauer of Hudson, WI enlisted in the U.S. Navy in 1966. He enrolled in Hospital Corps...

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