WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS HOSTS “RETURN TO CAMP RANDALL” CIVIL WAR ENCAMPMENT AND MONUMENT DEDICATION
June 29, 2015 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MADISON, Wis. (June 29, 2015) – The Wisconsin Department of Veterans Affairs today announced that it will host “The Return to Camp Randall,” a Civil War encampment and monument dedication, on July 18 from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. at Camp Randall Memorial Park
MEDIA COVERAGE OF WISCONSIN VETERANS MUSEUM’S “WAR : RAW HEALING MILITARY TRAUMA THROUGH EXPRESSIVE ART”
June 1, 2015 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MADISON, Wis. (June 1, 2015) – The Wisconsin Veterans Museum’s exhibit “WAR : RAW Healing Military Trauma Through Expressive Art” has received the following media coverage: La Crosse Tribune (May 27, 2015) Brodhead Independent Register (May 27, 2015) Westby Times (May 28, 2015) WKOW
Making History by Guest Author SSG Sonia Buchanan
My decision to join the military came a little later in life than most. The military has always played a major role in my life. My father served in the Navy for 27 years. In fact, out of nine children, seven of us joined a branch of service or married
WISCONSIN VETERANS MUSEUM FEATURES “WAR : RAW HEALING MILITARY TRAUMA THROUGH EXPRESSIVE ART” EXHIBIT
May 19, 2015 Exhibit shines a light on the healing process of veterans suffering from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and Traumatic Brain Injuries FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MADISON, Wis. (May 19, 2015) – The Wisconsin Veterans Museum today announced that it will host “WAR : RAW Healing Military Trauma Through Expressive Art,”
Corporal Mitchell Red Cloud Jr
Corporal Mitchell Red Cloud, Jr – Ho-Chunk Nation Warrior Medal of Honor Recipient North Korea, 1950 By the time Corporal Mitchell Red Cloud, Jr. wrapped his arm around a tree so he could remain upright, he’d already been shot eight times. The Korean War was in its early stages. Red
WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS HOSTS FREE SCREENING OF VIETNAM DOCUMENTARY
April 12, 2015 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MADISON, Wis. (April 12, 2015) – The Wisconsin Department of Veterans Affairs today announced that it will host a free screening of the Academy Award-nominated documentary “Last Days in Vietnam” on Tuesday, April 7 at 7 p.m. at the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Union South
Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day
“I am very happy about hering [sic] that you are back from the war, and others. Things have changed as you were gone. Things like football”. Matt Cain, 2nd grade, Elvehjem Elementary, February 22, 1973. On May 15, 1967, Madison native Major Donald L. Heiliger was hit by anti-aircraft fire
WISCONSIN VETERANS MUSEUM HOSTS “THE LIFE OF A SCOUT SNIPER IN IRAQ” PRESENTATION
March 5, 2015 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MADISON, Wis. (March 5, 2015) – The Wisconsin Veterans Museum today announced that it will host “The Life of a Scout Sniper in Iraq” presentation, featuring Milwaukee-native and 1st Sgt. Timothy La Sage on Thursday, March 19 at 7 p.m. La Sage was stationed
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