Lt Col Hollenbeck and son

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

...tanks, constructed partly in Wisconsin, began to arrive, in hopes of breaking through the coconut grove. On Friday, December 18th, Doc wrote, “Up very early. Quite a bit of shooting...

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Laura Naylor Colbert and friends on deployment in Iraq

Operation Iraqi Freedom: Wisconsin Women Were There Proving Their Skill

...very good job of breaking them.” These women without a doubt were invaluable to their team as people with heart, courage, and dedication. They serve as an inspiration that our...

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“These Numbers All Mean Something”

...Korea in July 1950 to delay the North Korean advance until more American troops arrived. On 7/20/1950, during the Battle of Taejon, a wounded Krenz and roughly 700 other American...

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Badgers and the Day of Infamy

...dry dock undergoing repairs.) Destroyers, cruisers, and submarines grouped in other places around the harbor. Fatefully, the American carriers were all at sea. American radar picked up the incoming Japanese...

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William L. Sims: A Lifetime of Service

...the “V” for valor device. In honor of African American history month, we recognize William L. Sims who not only stood at the intersection of African Americans, military service, and...

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MEDIA COVERAGE OF WISCONSIN VETERANS MUSEUM’S “WAR : RAW HEALING MILITARY TRAUMA THROUGH EXPRESSIVE ART”

...28, 2015) WKOW 27 News (June 4, 2015) Wisconsin State Journal (June 5, 2015) Kenosha News (June 5, 2015) Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (June 5, 2015) 620 WTMJ (June 28, 2015)...

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MEDIA COVERAGE OF WISCONSIN VETERANS MUSEUM’S TALKING SPIRITS CEMETERY TOUR XVII

...event Talking Spirits Cemetery Tour XVII has received the following media coverage. Wisconsin State Journal (October 9, 2015) WKOW 27 News (October 10, 2015) WKOW 27 News (October 11, 2015)...

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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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Month of the Military Child: Augustus Patchin and Family

By Russell Horton, Reference & Outreach Archivist The Wisconsin Veterans Museum focuses on preserving the stories of men and women who serve in the US military. But very often, in...

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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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