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

...has two long tables with stationary benches like a picnic table. Across the street from the mess hall is the first barracks. The front of this is the company commander’s...

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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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Carol A. Johnson

...an issue. Johnson recounts tracking Soviet submarines in Iceland, working with her patrol dog in Japan, and being stationed in California when Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell was put into place....

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America250

Meeting Agendas November 28, 2022 March 22, 2023 June 20, 2023 September 20, 2023 November 7, 2023 March 13, 2024     Meeting Recordings November 28, 2022 March 22, 2023...

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An Interview with Britain’s Foremost Military Historian and Defense Commentator by Michael Telzrow

...be back in Madison to share his latest work, 1914: Fight the Good Fight, at the Wisconsin Veterans Museum on Friday, November 21, 2014 at Noon. This program is free...

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Poetry and Proverbs

By Russell Horton, Reference Archivist “If I die a prisoner of war, I would like to have this diary sent to my Father, A. Ingersoll, Waupun, Wis.” -Frank J. Ingersoll,...

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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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8th Wisconsin Infantry Regiment

...place of state seal; gold silk fringes along three sides; attachment to pole by edge folded into sleeve; minimal damage in upper and lower right corners. Standard, 8th Wisconsin Infantry...

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WISCONSIN VETERANS MUSEUM ANNOUNCES NOVEMBER 2014 EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES

...of Veterans Affairs and is located at 30 W. Mifflin St., across from the State Capitol. -30- 201 West Washington Avenue | Madison, Wisconsin 53707 1-800-WIS-VETS | WisVets@dva.wisconsin.gov | WisVets.com...

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WISCONSIN VETERANS MUSEUM ANNOUNCES LINEUP OF FALL 2014 EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES

...of Veterans Affairs and is located at 30 W. Mifflin St., across from the State Capitol. -30- 201 West Washington Avenue | Madison, Wisconsin 53707 1-800-WIS-VETS | WisVets@dva.wisconsin.gov | WisVets.com...

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