Book a Speaker

...Vicksburg Campaign, Arthur MacArthur at Missionary Ridge, and William Cushing sinking CSS Albemarle in North Carolina. WORLD WAR I Beyond the Trenches: Wisconsin Stories from World War I Wisconsin went...

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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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Honoring Native American Veterans of Wisconsin

World War II veteran Harry Whitehorse (WVM.OH863) In honor of Native American Heritage Month, we are featuring Native American veterans and their stories from the oral history collection. Native Americans...

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Urban A. Sippel with the First Special Service Force at Anzio

...combat coached by World War I veterans, running for sixty miles, filling your ruck full of rocks and running up a mountainside, parachute operations, skiing, winter operations, and intentional sleep...

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William Rettenmund, Vietnam, 1966

Wisconsinites Serving During the Holidays

...hospital. (Zoroghlian Patrick's complete interview) Santa Claus in Vietnam: Larry Reed REED: But on the other hand, the good news is we had a Vietnamese-American society in Saigon, officers and...

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

...one man was chosen from each regiment because I might as well get my share of recognition. Love to all, Mortimer. Fort Sill, Oklahoma Ft Snelling Minn 125 PM Sept...

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Tarra Gundrum on What is Possible

...just wanted to share that. INTERVIEWER: Is there anything else you want to say about it? GUNDRUM: I just think that it is the most visual sign of hard work...

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2013 Spring Programs

...Speaker: Hank Whipple With the tragic loss of life in April of 1912 with the sinking of the RMS Titanic, the world’s maritime community has since learned and applied the...

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Old Abe

Old Abe Wisconsin’s War Eagle

...of him in his beak and held it while flapping his wings. Local newspapers raved about the incident and cited it as a good omen. Sticks and Stones and Offers...

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World War II

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