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Jessica E. Williams on Leading with Empathy

With a college degree, Jessica E. Williams could have entered the United States Army Reserve as an officer. Instead, she chose to enlist and take a different leadership path. Williams, who grew up on a five-acre farmette in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, had not originally intended to join the military. But after

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32nd Wisconsin Infantry Regiment Colors

32nd Wisconsin Infantry Regiment

Organization The 32nd Wisconsin Infantry Regiment was organized at Camp Bragg in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, and mustered into the service of the United States on September 25, 1862. The regiment left Wisconsin on October 30 and proceeded to Memphis, Tennessee. Active Duty The 32nd Wisconsin Infantry Regiment was assigned to General

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FOX VALLEY VETERANS TELL THEIR STORIES

The Wisconsin Veterans Museum (WVM) collects and publishes a substantial number of veteran interviews from the Fox Valley and the surrounding area. Additionally, we act as the dark archives for several interviews from that region of Wisconsin. These Fox Valley oral history interviews range from the current day back to World

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A Shared Experience

Written By: Andrea Hoffman, Collections Manager While there are numerous reasons Wisconsin residents have joined the military over the last 150 years—each generation met with unique historical events and changing social expectations—serving one’s country has also been a shared experience within families. Whether a parent and child, siblings, or spouses,

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