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A part of the Clement J. Zablocki Veterans Association Medical Center, the cemetery was established in 1871 as Soldier Home Cemetery to inter the remains of soldiers who died while under care in the medical center. In 1937, it was renamed Wood Cemetery in honor of General George Wood, a long-time member of the Board of Managers for the center.
On September 24, 2015, the United States Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) purchased the six acre property at 4520 Lakewood Road, Cassian, Wisconsin for $24,712. [2]As part of the VA National Cemetery Administration Rural Initiative, the cemetery will provide access to VA burial benefits for veterans residing in areas not previously within reasonable access to a national or state veterans ...
The Milwaukee County War Memorial is a memorial building located on Lake Michigan in Milwaukee, WI.It was designed by architect Eero Saarinen.Construction began in 1955 and the building was dedicated on Veterans Day in 1957.
The Wisconsin Veterans Museum opened across the street from the state capitol in 1993. [1] In 2001, the Department of Veterans Affairs opened a new veterans home at Union Grove, Wisconsin. [1] In 2013, the Department of Veterans Affairs opened a new veterans home at Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin at a cost of $20 million, with the ability to house ...
Wisconsin state parks will be open on Veterans Day and are free to all visitors to honor the holiday. Schools: Some schools will remain open during the observed holiday, but it can vary depending ...
Evergreen Cemetery is a cemetery in Menomonie, Wisconsin and the largest in Dunn County. [2] It was founded as a private cemetery by Knapp Stout and Company , Menomonie's huge lumber company. [ 3 ] There are over 1100 graves in the "single grave" section of the cemetery, [ 4 ] however many lack headstones because the earliest families could not ...
Wisconsin state parks are open on Veterans Day and are free for state residents who are service members. RELATED: For Veterans Day, Oneida leader shares story of pain and peace following Vietnam War
List of memorials and monuments at Arlington National Cemetery; Camp Merritt Memorial Monument; Carmel-by-the-Sea World War I Memorial Arch; Century Tower (University of Florida) The Dalles Civic Auditorium; District of Columbia War Memorial; Dover Patrol Monument; Elks National Veterans Memorial; Equestrian statue of Joan of Arc (Portland, Oregon)