VFW Ladies Auxiliary National President to Visit Wisconsin Veterans Museum

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 5, 2011

VFW Ladies Auxiliary National President to Visit Wisconsin Veterans Museum

(MADISON) – VFW Ladies Auxiliary National President Cortina Barnes will be visiting Madison on April 11, 2011. Following a morning meeting with state legislators, President Barnes will visit the Wisconsin Veterans Museum for an exclusive behind-the-scenes tour of collections led by curatorial staff at 2:00 p.m.

In August 2010, Barnes was elected National President of the Ladies Auxiliary to the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States at its 97th National Convention in Indianapolis, Indiana. A 32-year veteran of federal government service, Barnes worked with the Department of Defense Human Resources Activity as a Resource Manager.

To schedule an interview with President Barnes, or for more information, please contact Jennifer Carlson at (608) 264-6086. The Wisconsin Veterans Museum is a free public educational activity of the Wisconsin Department of Veterans Affairs and is located at 30 W. Mifflin St., across the street from the State Capitol. Visit our website at www.WisVetsMuseum.com.

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