Madison native LCDR Griffin Stangel flies high with the Blue Angels
The U.S. Navy Blue Angels flight demonstration squadron may be the most recognizable group of performing aviators in the world. ...
‘A Life Cut Short:’ Remembering A Relationship Ended By War
Some of the people we meet might only be in our lives momentarily, but they can have a profound effect ...
Wisconsin Airman Killed In Afghanistan Remembered By Mom, Brother
For those who have fought and died in the U.S. Armed Forces, they leave with their families the weight of ...
Sun Prairie Veteran On Building Relationships In Iraq With Marine Corps
From his earliest memories, Ryan Erisman of Sun Prairie, Wisconsin knew he wanted to be a part of the United ...
A Family Affair: Father And Daughter Reflect On Generations Of Military Service
Like her father before her, Captain Alice Bechtol joined the U.S. Army as a family tradition. Growing up in a ...
How A Merrill Veteran’s Military Service Led Him To A Pastoral Vocation
For Yauo Yang, inclusion is a guiding principle. He moved to Wisconsin as a child and went on to join ...
Army Veteran Reflects On Service, Founding Mohican Veterans Group
Retired Maj. Jo Ann Schedler's family was fighting in wars long before the U.S. military existed. This is one reason ...
The Hello Girls Of WWI: Heroes On The Front Lines
Way before cell phones, there were these things called telephones. And in the early days, a telephone call required a ...
For The Love Of Military History
When you walk into a classroom at Monona Grove Liberal Arts Charter School, there’s one desk that stands out. It’s ...
Franklin Van Valkenburgh’s Pearl Harbor
The Pearl Harbor attack caught America by surprise and led to our entry into the Second World War. Meg Jones ...
Guitars For Vets: The Healing Power Of Music In The Hands Of Heroes
His entire life Patrick Nettesheim knew what he wanted to be. Even at just four years of age Patrick knew. He ...
Wisconsin Life #406: “Ardent Artists”
This collection of stories from people sharing their “Wisconsin Life” includes the story of Ike Kumrow, a Random Lake man ...
The Wisconsin Idea In A Grandfather’s Life
Education gave Jeff Snowbarger’s farm boy grandfather the world. It also taught him how to navigate through despair. My grandfather was ...