History

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Wyoming Veterans Commission and National Museum of Military Vehicles present Veterans Talking to Veterans Day

by PAO_Admin

The Wyoming Veterans Commission, in association with the National Museum of Military Vehicles, announces Veterans Talking to Veterans Day at the National Museum of Military Vehicles in Dubois, Wyo., on Saturday, May 27, 2023. Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon endorses the Veterans Talking to Veterans program… Read More »Wyoming Veterans Commission and National Museum of Military Vehicles present Veterans Talking to Veterans Day

Veterans Museum opening new Casper Army Air Base exhibit

by PAO_Admin

The Wyoming Veterans Memorial Museum will open a new exhibit dedicated to the World War II era Casper Army Air Base this month. The new exhibition, titled “Bucking for Victory: the Casper Army Air Base, 1942-1968,” explores the history and legacy of the old base.… Read More »Veterans Museum opening new Casper Army Air Base exhibit

Skilled nursing facility in Buffalo, Wyo. officially opens with ribbon cutting ceremony

by Sgt. Kristina Kranz

After just over two years of construction, the new Skilled Nursing Facility in Buffalo, Wyo. officially opened with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Oct. 20, 2022, in Buffalo, Wyo. Wyoming Gov. Mark Gordon and other distinguished guests, community members, the Wyoming Veterans Commission, staff from the… Read More »Skilled nursing facility in Buffalo, Wyo. officially opens with ribbon cutting ceremony

Celebrating Navy history and heritage at October Family Fun Day

by PAO_Admin

The Wyoming Veterans Memorial Museum will be celebrating the history and heritage of the United States Navy during its October Family Fun Day. The free children’s program is on Saturday, Oct. 22, from 10 a.m. until noon at the Veterans Museum in Casper. The Navy,… Read More »Celebrating Navy history and heritage at October Family Fun Day

WYNG History: Cowboy Guard Stories – The Girl Guards

by 1LT Collin Nakos

Wyoming proudly became the first and only state to have a fully trained women’s militia in the late nineteenth century. While never officially mustered into service, Companies K and H of the Girl Guards — composed primarily of young women in their teens — were… Read More »WYNG History: Cowboy Guard Stories – The Girl Guards

Black History Month: The Buffalo Soldiers

by 1LT Collin Nakos

The Buffalo Soldiers were active in the American West and Wyoming in the latter half of the nineteenth century and the early twentieth century. They served bravely in numerous wars and conflicts including the Indian Wars, the Spanish-American War, the Philippine Insurrection, and the World… Read More »Black History Month: The Buffalo Soldiers

The Story of Us

by 1LT Collin Nakos

A century and a half ago on November 7th, 1871, Governor of the Wyoming Territory John A. Campbell spoke to the Wyoming Legislative Assembly in his State of the Territory Address, “I desire earnestly to invite your attention to the imperative necessity that exists for… Read More »The Story of Us