WISCONSIN VETERANS MUSEUM ANNOUNCES LINEUP OF FALL 2014 EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES

...Oct. 16, 2014 – 7 p.m. WHERE: Wisconsin Veterans Museum, 30. W. Mifflin St. WHO: Dr. Amy Greenberg, professor of History at The Pennsylvania State University Often overlooked, the U.S.-Mexican...

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Civil War Heroes “Come Alive” at Forest Hill Cemetery

...Oct. 5, Thursday, Oct. 6, and Friday, Oct. 7, are reserved for school and other organized groups. To make a reservation, contact Jennifer Kollath at 608-264-7663. The cost is $50/group...

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Remembering the USS Cole (DDG 67) 20th Anniversary

...ship. To me, the ship looked huge. The commissioning ceremony followed. I had never been to a Navy commissioning. They really put on a show. We were so proud of...

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Book Talk with David Chrisinger- The Man Who Told America The Truth About D-Day: Ernie Pyle

...cost to liberate Europe from fascism. REGISTER HERE This program is free and suitable for all ages. Event sponsored by The Wisconsin Veterans Museum Foundation with support for the Foundation...

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Old Abe

Old Abe Wisconsin’s War Eagle

...after the war. While at the Northwest Sanitary Fair in Illinois in 1865, a wealthy individual offered 10,000 dollars and P. T. Barnum, the famous circus showman, offered 20,000 dollars....

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Mary E. Hanson-Bailey

Specialist Mary E. Hanson-Bailey Mary E. Hanson-Bailey served in the United States Army as a transportation specialist and administrative assistant from 1985 to 1989. She describes her time in the...

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Carol A. Johnson

...Carol A. Johnson Interview Complete interview transcript: Carol A. Johnson Transcript Catalog Entry: WorldCat.org Chief of Police San Clemente Island Carol Johnson. PD School, July 1986, Me and Timmy, Lackland...

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Kelli J. Carroll

...(also gay). A hungry ship store operator eating Japanese food with chop sticks. 1986 1st deployment. Chief Pinning ceremony USS Cape Cod AD-43 1993. Re-enlistment on the USS Arizona 1985....

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Raymond P. Konz-Krzyminski

Seaman Raymond P. Konz-Krzyminski Raymond P. Konz-Krzyminski served in the United States Navy from 1976 to 1978 and deployed to the Mediterranean Sea aboard the USS Independence. Konz-Krzyminski grew up...

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Kimberly E. Stuart

...retirement she has run the organization Veterans for Diversity, the only LGBTQ+ veteran organization in Wisconsin. Trigger warning: please note this interview contains an account of a sexual assault. Clip...

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