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

...as a rule, cold & snappy of course, but fine for drilling. Everyone is getting rather impatient because we get no news or information of any kind regarding ourselves, but...

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Gather Stories of Your Family’s Veterans with Research Resources from the Wisconsin Veterans Museum

...memoirs and letters, rare reminiscences, unit histories, and more; and over 2,000 recorded oral history interviews with Wisconsin veterans from World War I to the present. Many times, even if...

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WISCONSIN VETERANS MUSEUM TO UNVEIL A PIECE OF NEW COLUMBIA CLASS USS WISCONSIN NUCLEAR SUBMARINE

...Quonset Point, CT and Huntington Ingalls Industries, Newport News Shipbuilding in Newport News, VA. Its length will be 560ft which is approximately double the height of the Wisconsin State Capitol...

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WISCONSIN VETERANS MUSEUM ANNOUNCES NOVEMBER 2014 EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES

...a unique discussion between World War II and Korean War veteran Ray Kaquatosh and interviewers as the 90-year-old Menominee Indian shares stories from his recent coming of age memoir “Little...

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2011 Fall Programs at the Wisconsin Veterans Museum

...loss of thousands of innocent lives on that day in New York, Pennsylvania, and Washington, D.C. Wisconsin resident Tony Rajer happened to be in New York City working during those...

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Juneteenth Flag

Juneteenth: How Wisconsin Was There at the Beginning

...freed people in the city of Galveston, not only hearing the news but then seeing men like them wearing the blue wool uniform of the United States Army and bringing...

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America250

...things they love about America, as we continue to strive for “a more perfect union.” Taking part in America’s Invitation is easy — visit stories.america250.org to share photos, videos, artwork,...

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The Wisconsin Veterans Museum Earns 2013 TripAdvisor Certificate of Excellence

...opinions. The sites operate in 30 countries worldwide, including China under daodao.com. *Source: comScore Media Metrix for TripAdvisor Sites, worldwide, January 2013 **Source: Google Analytics, worldwide data, March 2013 -30-...

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

...Madison than we are here. She no doubt will enjoy her trip. I suppose you are reading the Fort Sheridan news in the Tribune, every day. Don’t believe too much...

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Lt Col Hollenbeck and son

Stories of a M.A.S.H. Dr. in the Buna Campaign

...Zeros returned, strafing the jungle but missing the hospital. Scared, but alive, hospital personnel now knew, the first thing to do upon reaching a new location would be to dig...

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