By Jessica McBride An outgoing man who loved playing baseball and is a “missed soul in our family.” That’s how the older sister of Thomas Cottrell, of Milwaukee, describes her brother, who died … [Read more...]
Pvt. Willie Bedford Found: UWM Journalism Student Finds Last Wisconsin Vietnam Photo
By Rachel Maidl Reprinted from www.mediamilwaukee.com For Willie Bedford’s five siblings, his face was a distant memory. They lost their brother 45 years ago in Vietnam. In the decades … [Read more...]
Only One Vietnam Veteran Yet to Be Found in Extensive Search for Photos
By Jessica McBride When Tiffiny Neal heard that a class of UW-Milwaukee journalism students and many others were looking for photos of three Milwaukee men who died in Vietnam, including two who … [Read more...]
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Remembering Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
By Benjamin Todd Jealous President and CEO NAACP Dr. Martin Luther King was a moral giant and cherished hero of the world - a tireless champion of the poor and oppressed against the powerful. … [Read more...]