The Barber Brothers

Generations of Service

...here to give the briefest survey of this topic. To explore these stories, or other families in our collection, please click this link: Wisconsin Veterans Museum Online Collections Written by...

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Honoring Hmong Veterans of Wisconsin

...Hmong service to the United States, we present four online oral histories from the Recognizing the Hmong: SGU Veterans Project. The oral histories form part of the Recognizing the Hmong:...

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Book Talk with Robin Williams- The Last Romantic War

...for love. Burning airplanes, runaway horses, errant hand grenades and a sexy spy hold the reader’s attention from the first page to the last. REGISTER HERE This online event is...

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Historian How To: Cataloging Oral Histories Using OCLC

The purpose of this quick class is to teach the student how to use the Online Computer Library Catalog (OCLC) for cataloging oral histories on WorldCat.Org. The content covers using...

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Ghost Mountain Commander from Neillsville

...reinforced bunkers that the Japanese had built over the previous weeks. Moreover, their emplacements included camouflaged pillboxes and interlocking fields of fire. Not only that, the Allies anticipated a smaller...

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School and Youth Tours

...at least two weeks in advance by completing the Online Tour Reservation Form on this page. Guided tours are often conducted by volunteer docents, many of whom are veterans whose...

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Federal Grant Awarded to Wisconsin Veterans Museum

...our online database.” In total, 218 projects were selected out of 568 proposals with total grants awarded at $31,509,007. Museums for America supports projects that strengthen the ability of individual...

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Drink & Draw February

...RSVP to the event and you will receive the link to the online event via email. Please add the event to your calendar. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Veterans Museum Foundation....

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Corporal Mitchell Red Cloud Jr

...the enemy charged from a brush-covered area less than 100 feet from him, Red Cloud sounded the alarm to his fellow soldiers and immediately grabbed his Browning Automatic Rifle (BAR)....

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CALL SIGN: GRIM REAPER

...recalled wearing this jungle utility jacket “in excess of 100 days in the jungle on the Laos/Vietnam boarder on long range recon patrols”. The so-called ERDL camouflage pattern seen here—named...

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