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Sharing the memories of a WWII hero
1+ week, 3+ day ago (43+ words) WSAW Sharing the memories of a WWII hero First Alert Weather Day: Friday Midday Forecast- April 3, 2026 19th annual Good Friday blood drive held in Wausau First Alert Weather: Friday Late Afternoon Forecast-April 3, 2026...
Late WWII POW awarded Congressional Medal of Honor
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (41+ words) WSAW Late WWII POW awarded Congressional Medal of Honor 7 Things You Need To Know - March 3, 2026 Former UW Oshkosh campus looking for new buyer 2 injured in shooting at a Milwaukee hospital...
Central Wisconsin students learn about Holocaust through survivor descendants
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (304+ words) WAUSAU, Wis. " Students across central Wisconsin are learning about the Holocaust through firsthand accounts shared by descendants of survivors. Louise Jesse and Marty Thau, both Holocaust speakers with the Holocaust Education Resource Center, or HERC, out of Milwaukee. They're traveling…...
Speakers visit Wausau to share survival stories from the Holocaust
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (76+ words) WSAW Speakers visit Wausau to share survival stories from the Holocaust UWSP men's basketball ready to host WIAC semifinal game First Alert Weather: Wednesday Night Forecast - February 25, 2026 Loopy Loppet Ski Rodeo this Saturday in Minocqua Marshfield Farmers Market seeking feedback…...
Students hear stories of survival from descendants of Holocaust survivors
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (49+ words) WSAW Students hear stories of survival from descendants of Holocaust survivors First Alert Weather: Wednesday Evening Forecast - February 25, 2026 The "Planetary Parade" arrives this weekend in the skies over Wisconsin First Alert Weather: Wednesday Afternoon Forecast - February 25, 2026...
100-year-old WWII veteran visits elementary school for its 100th day
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (163+ words) AUBURNDALE, Wis. (WSAW) - Students from Auburndale Elementary School celebrated their 100th day of school with a visit from a very special guest. World War II veteran Don Sleeter visited the students just days after turning 100 years old. The timing made the…...
John H. Bradley VA Outpatient Clinic gets a plaque to honor local hero
8+ mon, 1+ week ago (299+ words) APPLETON, Wis. (WBAY) - At the battle on Iwo Jima during World War II, nearly seven thousand U. S. Marines were killed. One local hero from Antigo was awarded the Navy Cross for treating wounded Marines there. The VA Outpatient Clinic in Appleton…...
World War II veteran celebrates 100th birthday with surprise ceremony
5+ mon, 2+ week ago (270+ words) RHINELANDER, Wis. (WSAW) - World War II veteran Erwin "Erv" Kuhn celebrated his 100th birthday on Friday with a ceremony that included recognition from the Northwoods Honor Guard. Kuhn was born in Russia, but his parents were forced out of the country…...
Wausau businessman sponsors Honor Flight in memory of WWI veteran father
5+ mon, 3+ week ago (346+ words) WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAW) - The 54th Never Forgotten Honor Flight taking off Monday will carry the name of a Wausau businessman who served in World War I and later founded a company many Wisconsinites know today. Thomas Riiser donated $70, 000 to sponsor the…...
The veterans behind the "Never Forgotten Honor Flight
5+ mon, 3+ week ago (507+ words) Rib Mountain, Wis. (WSAW) - The Never Forgotten Honor Flight team is preparing for their 54th mission Monday, taking 99 veterans to Washington, D. C. on the "Arthur B. Riiser Memorial Flight." In the 15 years of the program, they have flown almost 20% of the veterans in…...