8th Wisconsin Infantry Regiment
...participated in several minor expeditions in northern Mississippi and Louisiana. Namely, they assisted the Meridian Campaign in Mississippi (February 3- March 2), and the Red River Campaign in Louisiana (March...
Point of View: The Veteran Print Project – 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...
Wisconsin Was There: Desert Storm Commemorating the 30th Anniversary of Persian Gulf War, Part I
...130, and we’d get down to 100 at night, but dry heat. Extremely dry heat.” Helen Gurkow, a doctor with the 13th Evacuation Hospital Elements of the 13th Evacuation Hospital...
Generations of Service
...in the state, specifically the Wisconsin Veterans Home at King and the U.S. Army’s Fort McCoy near Sparta. General Nathan F. Twining, USAF In the Driftless Area, one of the...
Micabil Diaz Talks About His Experience in Sarajevo
...downtown Sarajevo, and it was called Sniper Alley because-- INTERVIEWER: --for pretty obvious reasons. DIAZ: For obvious reasons. So, and I used to go there, to the old uh--it was...
USS Cole Bombing: The Road to 9/11
...the respect of not only his peers, but of his superiors as well. Netio’s supervisor, Senior Chief Lorenson, spoke glowingly of Nieto’s professionalism: I was Marc’s mentor, and Marc was...
Wisconsin and the Bombing of Hiroshima
...days later, Nagasaki was struck with the second atomic bomb. To date, these are the only wartime nuclear attacks ever mounted. Since these events, the Hiroshima bomb’s effects have been...
Remembering the USS Cole (DDG 67) 20th Anniversary
...mess, and the galley. The Wisconsin Veterans Museum is honored to preserve the Marc Nieto Collection. Sharon Priepke, Marc’s “Ma”, donated his military effects in 2017. Included in the collection...
Vietnam: The Indochina Wars, 1945-1975
...United States involvement over the years culminated in a major war from 1965 to 1973 – the effects of which are still felt today. Join Museum Director Chris Kolakowski and...
Curator Conversations- September 11, 2001: Two Decades Beyond
...History Kevin Hampton will discuss the events of that day and their after effects. REGISTER HERE This event is suitable for all ages. Program funding made possible by the Wisconsin...