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Confederate Rest at Forest Hill Cemetery

Date: 05 1961
Description: View of a corner section of Confederate Rest at Forest Hill Cemetery. Visible are some of the markers for 148 Confederate soldiers who died while being hel...
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New Army Reserve Center Dedication

Date: 07 01 1961
Description: Lieutenant General Emerson L. Cummings, commanding general of the Fifth Army, talks with Private First Class John Rolfsmeyer of Madison at the dedication o...
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44th General Hospital Unit at Camp McCoy

Date: 06 15 1961
Description: Pfc. Richard Sroda, a public information specialist with the 32nd Division, was the photographer and Sp4 David Gordon, public information specialist for th...
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44th General Hospital Unit at Camp McCoy

Date: 06 16 1961
Description: Pfc. Richard Sroda, a public information specialist with the 32nd Division, was the photographer and Sp4 David Gordon, public information specialist for th...
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State Disabled American Veterans (DAV) Ceremony

Date: 07 15 1961
Description: A plaque dedicating a tree in memory of Joyce Kilmer is placed on the State Capital grounds at a special ceremony held by the State Disabled American Veter...
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32nd National Guard Band Plays at State Disabled American Veterans (DAV) Ceremony

Date: 07 15 1961
Description: The 32nd National Guard Division band playing at the State Disabled American Veterans (DAV) plaque dedication ceremony on the State Capitol grounds as part...
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44th General Hospital Unit at Camp McCoy

Date: 06 15 1961
Description: Pfc. Richard Sroda, a public information specialist with the 32nd Division, was the photographer and Sp4 David Gordon, public information specialist for th...
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44th General Hospital Unit At Camp McCoy

Date: 06 15 1961
Description: Pfc. Richard Sroda, a public information specialist with the 32nd Division, was the photographer and Sp4 David Gordon, public information specialist for th...
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Motor Scooter Given to Captain Pat Roach

Date: 12 08 1961
Description: Col. John Roach, deputy state adjutant general, riding a motor scooter similar to the one being presented to his son, Capt. Pat Roach with the 32nd Divisio...
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Air Force ROTC Parade

Date: 05 10 1962
Description: Members of the Air Force ROTC units marching into Camp Randall on a rainy day. Some 1,200 student cadets and midshipmen participated in a military review i...
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Wisconsin Trapshooters Tournament

Date: 07 20 1962
Description: M.S. Ewlsworth, Caledonia, Illinois, blowing on his rifle after shooting it during a tournament sponsored by the Wisconsin Trapshooters Association.
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Wisconsin Trapshooters Tournament

Date: 07 20 1962
Description: Bill Brauer 111, Fond du Lac, shooting his rifle during the State Trapshooting Tournament. He won the All-Around championship with a 382x400 score.
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Sky Divers Jump for Political Reasons

Date: 02 28 1963
Description: Three U.W. students, Marty Christensen, Robert Falconer and Gary Schroeder, jumped out of an airplane over ice-covered Lake Mendota to advertise the politi...
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Downtown Area of Oregon

Date: 10 10 1963
Description: View of Oregon's central business district showing parked cars and business's along the sidewalks. At center is an open area with a monument honoring Orego...
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Hot Line to Santa Fund Raiser

Date: 12 05 1963
Description: Marine James Tetzlaff of the Marine Corps Reserve helping Mike Lehnherr, age 3 of Verona, put his short wave call through to the North Pole at Westgate Sho...
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Armed Forces Day Observed with a Parade Around the Capitol Square

Date: 05 09 1964
Description: Navy servicemen parade around the Capitol Square in observance of Armed Forces Day in Madison. The theme of the day-long event held at Truax Field is "Powe...
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Armed Forces Day Observed with a Parade Around the Capitol Square

Date: 05 09 1964
Description: Dignitaries review the annual Armed Forces Day parade held around the Capitol Square in Madison. Shown (L-R) are Air Commodore W. Weiser; Col. Harrison Gar...
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Armed Forces Day Observed with a Parade Around the Capitol Square

Date: 05 09 1964
Description: Mike Clements, age 5, enjoying the annual Armed Forces Day parade around the Capitol Square in Madison.
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U.W. President's Review of ROTC

Date: 05 07 1964
Description: President Fred Harvey Harrington is shown reviewing the ROTC cadets during the annual President's Review in Camp Randall Stadium. For the first time two wo...
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Truax Field Pilots Practice Water Survival in Lake Mendota

Date: 08 04 1964
Description: Truax Field pilots practicing water survival techniques in Lake Mendota near Warner Beach. The pilots, members of the 325 Fighter Interceptor Squadron, wer...

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