Victory in Europe, 1945
...cities received new names. Konigsberg (now Kaliningrad) and northern East Prussia became part of the Soviet Union, territory Russia holds today. These changes in Eastern Europe after VE Day dislocated...
Virtual Drink & Draw January
There’s nothing better than starting the new year with a little dazzle. Join us for January’s Virtual Drink & Draw where we will have fun experimenting with the shapes and...
January 2021 Virtual! Drink & Draw
DAZZLE CAMOUFLAGE There’s nothing better than starting the new year with a little dazzle. Join us for January’s Virtual Drink & Draw where we will have fun experimenting with the...
Wisconsin Was There: Desert Storm Commemorating the 30th Anniversary of Persian Gulf War, Part II
...We were back on time but everyone else was gone. We knew which direction they went and where the LD was. Line of Departure, across the border. We knew where...
IN MY SPARE MOMENTS: THE ART OF HAROLD F. SCHMITZ
...Military & Veteran Services Hometown Painting Services, LLC Gerald Miller Oregon-Brooklyn Memorial, VFW Post 10272 WAVE-Wisconsin Association of Veteran Employers For museum hours visit: www.wisvetsmuseum.com/contact/ For media inquiries visit: www.wisvetsmuseum.com/newsroom/...
Special Lecture with Francis Gary Powers, Jr.
...his book Spy Pilot and the primary sources used for this work, and his research into declassified documents that bring espionage during the Cold War into a new light. This...
Curator Conversations- September 11, 2001: Two Decades Beyond
The terrorist attacks on 9/11 ushered in a new era of conflict with a surprise and impact reminiscent of Pearl Harbor in 1941. WVM’s Director Chris Kolakowski and Curator of...
Coulee Region Veteran Gary Castona Remembers
...each time they moved. Castona describes how they sprayed each new perimeter with Agent White (like Agent Orange) and Agent Blue to defoliate the area around the temporary artillery emplacement:...
Book Talk with Michael Hankins – Flying Camelot: The F-15, the F-16, and the Weaponization of Fighter Pilot Nostalgia
Michael Hankins will be joining us to talk about his newest work, Flying Camelot: The F-15, the F-16, and the Weaponization of Fighter Pilot Nostalgia, which explores the post-Vietnam era,...
1st Wisconsin Heavy Artillery
...Histories. The histories above, unless otherwise noted, are adopted from Charles E. Estabrook, ed., Records and Sketches of Military Organizations, (Madison, 1914). 1st Wisconsin Heavy Artillery Regimental Colors 1st Wisconsin...