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Speakers visit Wausau to share survival stories from the Holocaust
3+ hour, 41+ min ago (76+ words) Speakers visit Wausau to share survival stories from the Holocaust'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…...
Students hear stories of survival from descendants of Holocaust survivors
5+ hour, 11+ min ago (49+ words) Students hear stories of survival from descendants of Holocaust survivors'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…...
100-year-old WWII veteran visits elementary school for its 100th day
2+ week, 5+ day 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…...
World War II veteran celebrates 100th birthday with surprise ceremony
4+ mon, 21+ hour 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
4+ mon, 1+ day 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’
4+ mon, 2+ day 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…...
Pfc. Lee I. Clendenning, killed in the Pearl Harbor attack, was laid to rest in Rib Lake
5+ mon, 2+ week ago (155+ words) RIB LAKE, Wis. (WSAW) - On Saturday, U.S. Army Air Forces Pfc. Lee I. Clendenning, of Spirit, Wisconsin, was laid to rest. The funeral service for Pfc. Clendenning, who had connections to the area, was held at Lakeview Cemetery in Rib Lake, Wisconsin....
Flags to fly at half-staff in Wisconsin to honor Shawano WWII veteran
6+ mon, 2+ week ago (163+ words) MADISON, Wis. (WMTV) - Gov. Tony Evers ordered flags to fly at half-staff Saturday for a Wisconsin World War II veteran whose remains were recently identified and brought back to his hometown of Shawano. U.S. Army Air Forces Private Herbert E. McLaughlin died…...
World War II soldier killed in action receives proper burial 8 decades later
6+ mon, 2+ week ago (359+ words) HINTON, W.Va. (WVVA/Gray News) - A U.S. soldier who was killed in action during World War II has received a proper burial after his remains were positively identified. Private First Class Basil Cook died at the age of 31 while serving his…...
Remains of Shawano veteran killed in Pearl Harbor attacks return home decades later
6+ mon, 2+ week ago (364+ words) SHAWANO, Wis. (WBAY) - World War II Private Herbert McLaughlin finally returned to his hometown of Shawano on Wednesday, several decades after being buried in Honolulu as an unidentified airman. For members of VFW Post 2723, who have honored the hometown hero…...