Just in time for Independence Day, the Wisconsin Veterans Museum in Madison will re-open July 1 with enhanced exhibits and an increased focus on diversity and inclusion, accompanied by new branding and signage throughout the galleries.
Closed since March of 2020 due to COVID-19, the museum is ready to once again provide knowledge, perspective, and connection to Wisconsin heroes who served our country. Among the new offerings are exhibits on Madison natives Roberta Wells and Akira Toki.
Wells was one of the first female Marines and the first person to ever see the iconic photo of the raising of the flag on Iwo Jima.
Toki, the son of Japanese immigrants, volunteered for the army shortly after Pearl Harbor and went on to earn a Purple Heart and Bronze Star serving with the 100th Battalion/442nd Regimental Combat Team, the most decorated unit of its size in U.S. Army history.
More information on the museum’s reopening can be found at WisVetsMuseum.com/ or by visiting the Wisconsin Veterans Museum’s social media pages.
