The Wyoming Veterans Memorial Museum is excited to announce its upcoming Family Fun Day on Dec. 16, 2023, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. This month’s Family Fun Day will revolve around “Holiday Fun,” featuring engaging activities for children aged 5-12 and their families. The… Read More »Veterans Memorial Museum presents ‘Holiday Fun’ for Family Fun Day in December
The Wyoming Veterans Commission extends a warm invitation to veterans and the public to participate in a ceremony dedicated to Wyoming’s state remembrance wreath. Scheduled for Monday, Dec. 11, at the Wyoming State Capitol, this event is part of the renowned “Wreaths Across America” program.… Read More »A Salute to Service: Wyoming hosts Wreaths Across America ceremony at State Capitol
The Wyoming National Guard, renowned as the vanguard of military readiness and safeguarding Wyoming’s citizens and the United States, boasts a rich history of unwavering dedication to excellence. With its roots dating back to the late 19th century, the Wyoming Guard has become an indispensable… Read More »Wyoming National Guard: A Legacy of Service and Preparedness
The Wyoming National Guard Museum in Cheyenne will host a special photograph exhibit on the Wyoming National Guard’s 115th Cavalry Regiment. The “115th Cavalry at Pole Mountain” exhibition focuses on rarely seen images of the Wyoming National Guard at the Pole Mountain Fire and Maneuver… Read More »Wyoming National Guard Museum to host Pole Mountain Photographic Exhibit in October
The Wyoming Veterans Memorial Museum will host historian and author Cheryl O’Brien in October. She will present a program based on her book about World War II-era Prisoner of War camps in Wyoming. The program will be at the Wyoming Veterans Memorial Museum on Thursday,… Read More »Wyoming Veterans Memorial Museum to host author Cheryl O’Brien
A new era dawned as the 133rd Engineer Support Company, Wyoming Army National Guard, lowered its flag in a poignant casing of the colors ceremony. In this solemn moment, Capt. Ethan Carswell, the outgoing commander, passed on his command, paving the way for the emergence… Read More »Legacy Unfurled: The transition of the 133rd Engineer Support Company to the 307th Engineer Utilities Detachment
The Wyoming Veterans Commission is honored to extend an invitation to Purple Heart recipients, members of the media, and the public for the momentous signing of the Purple Heart Day Proclamation on Aug. 2 at 2:30 p.m. The distinguished ceremony will take place in the… Read More »Purple Heart Day Proclamation signing
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
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
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
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
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
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
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