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Black Veterans Honored With Mural At Milwaukee County War Memorial

02.04.2020 - By WUWM 89.7 FM - Milwaukee's NPRPlay

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African American men and women in the armed forces, past and present, are being honored in a new mural at the Milwaukee County War Memorial Center . It’s the first work dedicated to black veterans in the war memorial’s 62-year history. Dozens of veterans, military families, and others gathered for the mural’s unveiling on Monday. The mural takes up an entire wall along one hallway on the fourth floor of the war memorial. It celebrates black people who served in the military as far back as the

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