WDVA to Observe Veterans Day at Ceremonies Statewide

...Kansasville AMVETS Post 911; and Speakers are WDVA Secretary Scocos and World War II U.S. Submarine veteran Wally Stenavich, former director of the Wisconsin Veterans Home in Union Grove Glen...

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Native Words, Native Warriors: Native American Code Talkers

...Museum as he discusses the origins and development of Native Americans as code talkers in World War I and II, serving in Europe, Africa, and the Pacific Theaters, including recruitment,...

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If Dreams Come True…~The Wanserski Family

...of World War II. George, a member of the United States Naval Reserves since 1928, was called into active duty at the beginning of war in Europe and assigned to...

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Rose A. Kerstetter

Rose A. Kerstetter   Branch: United States Army War/Conflict/Service dates: World War II, 1943-1946 Military Occupation: Secretary to senior staff LISTEN to the interview audio READ the transcript SEE the...

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Movie Night: 1917

...film 1917, starring George MacKay, Benedict Cumberbatch, and Dean-Charles Chapman. In a desperate race to deliver a message that could save thousands of troops during World War I, two British...

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OCTOBER 2020 VIRTUAL! DRINK & DRAW

UPSIDE DOWN DRAWING Sometimes the world feels like it is turned upside-down, so let’s draw it that way! Drawing upside-down is an easy exercise to help you develop your ability...

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VIRTUAL DRINK AND DRAW: UPSIDE DOWN DRAWING

The world is turned upside down so let’s draw it that way! Drawing upside-down is an easy exercise to help you develop your ability to recognize shapes and lines in...

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Vietnam: The Indochina Wars, 1945-1975

What we know today as “the Vietnam War” was actually part of a broader series of conflicts over three decades that emerged in French Indochina after World War II. Increasing...

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Curator Conversations – Akira Toki and the Purple Heart Battalion

Tune in to this Curator Conversations and be inspired by the bravery of Japanese-Americans who served in the United States military during World War II. Many of the 20,000 Japanese-Americans...

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Veteran Photo Submission

...10MB Conflict or Era Served *(ex. World War II, Cold War) Veteran’s Branch of Service *(ex. Army, Navy) Veteran’s Rank, if known Veteran’s Connection to Wisconsin *(ex. Lived here, Born...

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