Looking for Light
...Vietnam War. After returning to the United States from his service in Vietnam, he was attached to the 82nd Airborne Division before leaving service in 1967. Boquist returned to Wisconsin...
I Am Not Invisible
...centered around a photograph of the woman veteran accompanied by a quote tied to their military service. Wisconsin Women Veterans I Am Not Invisible in Wisconsin Short interviews were held...
Wisconsin’s veterans remember 9/11
...parents. For the rest us, too young to remember, trying to grasp the experience of those who lived through September 11, 2001, could involve watching online videos, reading social media...
WAR: RAW – Healing Military Trauma Through Expressive Art
...the opportunity to not only talk about their experiences in the service, but also their struggles adjusting to life after service and about how their art reflected, and hopefully alleviated,...
GUEST BLOG BY RICK BERRY, VIETNAM VETERAN AND WVM VOLUNTEER
...Dad, Rick, and his brother My Mom included the cartoon on the right in a scrapbook she complied regarding my military service. Portions of the scrapbook are exhibited on a...
Media Preview of New Exhibit Souvenirs of Service
WISCONSIN VETERANS MUSUEM OPENS “SOUVENIRS OF SERVICE” EXHIBIT Wisconsin servicemembers have been collecting souvenirs since the Civil War. Learn the stories of the things they kept. MADISON, October 21, 2021...
Remember Pearl Harbor
...survival that morning to choosing not to eat breakfast in the mess hall, the location of many of Wheeler’s casualties. During a WVM oral history interview done in 1999, Rortvedt...
2011 Fall Programs at the Wisconsin Veterans Museum
...W. Mifflin St., 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...
MEDIA ALERT: NEW EXHIBIT–”IN MY SPARE MOMENTS: THE ART OF HAROLD F. SCHMITZ”
...work and writing home drops off. Harold’s escape from this monotony is a return to his love of Hollywood magazine illustration styles. Completed during his time in the South Pacific,...
Mess Night: Combat & Trust with Adam Holton
...of supporting veterans and conveying the importance of our country fulfilling the social contract we have with them. Currently, he is writing a book telling stories of the individuals he...