Sergeant Beauford T. Anderson

...advance stopped and for three days Japanese counter attacks crippled the 96th. On the third night on the rocky Kakazu Ridge, Staff Sergeant Anderson ordered his exhausted men into the...

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James M. Cocroft: Advocating for Veterans

...chief executive officer of the Milwaukee organization, Organization Of Organizations (Triple O) and a State Representative Polly Williams' staff member who helped Dr. Howard Fuller write Wisconsin’s school choice program....

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FAMED BALD EAGLE MASCOT “OLD ABE” CONFIRMED AS MALE DNA TESTING OF MASCOTS FEATHERS ANSWERS 150 YEAR OLD DEBATE

July 14, 2016 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DNA TESTING OF MASCOT’S FEATHERS YIELD CONCLUSIVE RESULTS MADISON, Wis. (July 14, 2016) – The Wisconsin Veterans Museum and University of Wisconsin-Madison Biotechnology Center...

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...on your inquiry, in addition to receiving occasional organization news, updates, etc. Personal Information Security & Credit Card Submissions WVMF does not store sensitive or transmitted information on our web...

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Finis la Guerre: The Eleventh Hour and the End of World War I

...all finally went quiet along the Western Front—they had achieved a peace that brought an end to four long, bloody years of terrible conflict. Victory parade in France, Charles W....

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Museum Staff Draws Out Creative Veteran Voice for Award-Winning Soldiers Home Renovation

...at the Wisconsin Veterans Museum is honored to be one of the many partners contributing to its success. The Award for Excellence in Historic Preservation recognizes developers, organizations, and agencies...

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William L. Sims: A Lifetime of Service

...most recent oral history interview- Organic therapy for veterans Missing grenade pin The story behind the sunglasses on the statue Chess clocks at the VA On leading veterans organizations >>...

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Marcia Anderson, the Trailblazer

...in the Reserve chiefs panel at the Reserve Officers Association National Security Symposium, Washington, D.C., Aug. 9, 2013. The appearance of U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) visual information does not...

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Head shot of veteran Jessica Garza

Wisconsin Women in Combat: Garza Recounts Being Under Fire at FOB Masum Ghar

...unit moved to FOB Masum Ghar. Time at Masum Ghar for Garza was challenging and included long days and nights with 24-hour duties. Her unit was the last to do...

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Kelli J. Carroll

...USS Shasta, and the USS Corondo. Her interview gives an insider’s view of living aboard ships, long deployments out at sea, and the little things that make the Navy such...

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