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

...weight then. This afternoon I went for a farewell swim in Lake Michigan out at Clarendon Beach. There is a dandy municipal beach now where we used to go swimming...

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

...day the sun goes down in a bunch of clouds but inside of an hour the clouds are all gone and the stars all out. There isn’t much to do...

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WVMF Convoy Speaker Series Featuring Former SSG Eric Maddox

...Richfield, Camp Hometown Heroes and the Fisher House Wisconsin. All proceeds benefit programs and exhibits at the Wisconsin Veterans Museum. Click here to buy tickets Thank you to our sponsors!...

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Lighter

Souvenirs Prohaska Quote

...buy, money, I’ll trade, I’m a merchant.' He came up to us and the lighters had the Twin Towers on them and a plane going into it, and a picture...

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Marcia Gates Photo

Marcia Gates: Angel of Bataan in the Lost Battalion

...assignment was at Fort Sheridan, Illinois. She thrived there, making close friends and building a rapport with Lieutenant Phillip Hartman. Gates spent a contented spring and summer at the fort...

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Headshot photograph of Alannah McReavey

Alannah McReavey on Giving Back

...Club, which is the oldest women's club in the US. And it's kind of cool because it's all women. Pictures, it's like a country club. It's all women. And the...

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Wisconsin’s Fighting Flag by Kristine Zickuhr

...take for granted. You can explore the history of Wisconsin’s Civil War flags at https://bit.ly/ShGak0. Go in depth and search for other treasures related to Wisconsin’s early history at https://bit.ly/1oxMCRZ....

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Virtual Drink and Draw

...turn at high altitude in the clouds. Heavy Bombers. (U.S. Air Force photos) Public Domain   https://youtu.be/7z2mgTRMzfs   Roberta Wells   Roberta Ida (Wells) Leidner enlisted in the USMCR in...

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Part III: Okinawa: Decision at Shuri

...forward as Buckner finished his regrouping. Buckner described the tactics to neutralize Japanese positions as “blowtorch [using fire and flamethrowers] and corkscrew [sealing with explosives].” https://youtu.be/D8wDcKrbR3U At noon on May...

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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

...Rapids, go here: https://wisvetsmuseum.com/ohms-viewer/render.php?cachefile=OH_02042.xml Or listen to the short audio clips below. The Wisconsin Veterans Museum also has objects from Anderson's military service that can be researched here: https://wisvetsmuseum.catalogaccess.com/people/489 https://wisvetsmuseum.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/OH02042.Anderson_OHMSaudio_Ivan.mp3...

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