World War WHERE?

...European or Pacific Theaters. He might have considered the possibility of going to North Africa or the China-Burma-India Theater. He may have even heard stories of other Wisconsin men and...

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Our Vietnam Veterans Then and Now

...Battalion, 60th Artillery in An Khe, Vietnam. In October 1969, Buzzell was assigned temporary duty to a unit setting up a school at Vung Tau. He became a teacher and...

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Wisconsin Photographer Chronicles Operation Desert Storm New Exhibit Opening at the Wisconsin Veterans Museum

...St. in Madison, across the street from the State Capitol. For more information go to www.WisVetsMuseum.com. -30- 201 West Washington Avenue | Madison, Wisconsin 53707 1-800-WIS-VETS | WisVets@dva.wisconsin.gov | WisVets.com...

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34th Wisconsin Infantry Regiment

Organization The Thirty-Fourth Wisconsin Infantry Regiment (34th Wisconsin Infantry Regiment) was organized at Camp Washburn in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on December 31, 1862, for a nine-month term of service. Active Duty...

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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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LGBTQ Do Tell!

...Ask Don’t Tell (DADT) policy was repealed, allowing homosexual service members to serve openly for the first time without threat of judicial punishment. DADT was put into effect on February...

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Marcia Gates Photo

Marcia Gates: Angel of Bataan in the Lost Battalion

...to the Bataan Peninsula and Corregidor Island. On Christmas Eve, USAFFE Commander General MacArthur ordered the plan be put into effect. Filamerican forces then retreated to Bataan. Due to miscommunications...

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MOST SIGNIFICANT CIVIL WAR ACQUISITION YET FOR WISCONSIN VETERANS MUSEUM

...at 30 W. Mifflin St., directly across from the State Capitol. # # # Wisconsin Veterans Museum · 30 West Mifflin Street, Madison, WI 53703 · 608.267.1799 www.WisVetsMuseum.com · www.facebook.com/WisconsinVeteransMuseum...

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THE WISCONSIN VETERANS MUSEUM JOINS SMITHSONIAN MAGAZINE’S 13th ANNUAL MUSEUM DAY LIVE!

...Kristin Stiles | High10 Media, for Smithsonian magazine Museum Day Live! Kristin@high10media.com | 212-918-2026 Wisconsin Veterans Museum · 30 West Mifflin Street, Madison, WI 53703 · 608.267.1799 www.WisVetsMuseum.com · www.facebook.com/WisconsinVeteransMuseum...

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WISCONSIN VETERANS MUSEUM AWARDED GRANT BY INSTITUTE OF MUSEUM AND LIBRARY SERVICES

...The Wisconsin Veterans Museum is an educational activity of the Wisconsin Department of Veterans Affairs and is located at 30 W. Mifflin St., across from the State Capitol. -30- 201...

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