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22 years since 9/11: Americans remember a day of loss at observances from ground zero to Milwaukee

22 years since 9/11: Americans remember a day of loss at observances from ground zero to Milwaukee

Posted by | Sep 11, 2023

The Milwaukee County War Memorial Center hosted a ceremony of remembrance for the tragic events of September 11, 2001, with city leaders, local veterans, and community members in attendance during a heavy rainstorm on September 11, 2023. The special observance was co-organized by the city and county, and featured remarks delivered by Mayor Cavalier Johnson and Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley. With tolling bells, personal tributes and tears, Americans looked back on 9/11 at anniversary observances that stretched from ground zero, across the country, and back to Milwaukee. People gathered at memorials, firehouses, city halls, campuses and elsewhere to...

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Milwaukee raises national flag of Ukraine on its Independence Day in solidarity with Sister City of Irpin

Milwaukee raises national flag of Ukraine on its Independence Day in solidarity with Sister City of Irpin

Posted by | Aug 25, 2023

Mayor Cavalier Johnson sent a celebratory message to Milwaukee’s Sister City of Irpin, Ukraine, wishing its Mayor and community a Happy Independence Day on August 24, the 32nd anniversary of the nation’s freedom from the Soviet Union. Since the beginning of the Russian Federation’s brutal and unprovoked full-scale invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022, Mayor Johnson has supported the Ukrainian community in Milwaukee. He has also formed a deep friendship with Irpin’s Mayor, Oleksandr Markushyn. The two Mayors held a virtual Sister City exchange in June, when a delegation from Milwaukee visited Irpin on a humanitarian mission. >...

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In their own words: Listening to the Voices of Children talk about their experiences from war

In their own words: Listening to the Voices of Children talk about their experiences from war

Posted by | Aug 1, 2023

Return to Ukraine: This feature is part of an original Milwaukee Independent editorial series that recorded news from areas across Ukraine, including Milwaukee's sister city of Irpin, from June to July of 2023. It was the second time in the span of a year that the award-winning Wisconsin news organization traveled to the country during the war. The purpose of this journalism project was to document a humanitarian aid mission by the Milwaukee-based nonprofit, Friends of Be an Angel, and report about conditions 17 months after Russia's brutal full-scale invasion. mkeind.com/returntoukraine At the very start of Russia’s armed aggression...

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Combat surgeons pioneer advances in maxillofacial reconstruction of Ukraine’s injured heroes

Combat surgeons pioneer advances in maxillofacial reconstruction of Ukraine’s injured heroes

Posted by | Jul 31, 2023

GRAPHIC PHOTO WARNING: This gallery contains news images from war that some viewers may find disturbing. Return to Ukraine: This feature is part of an original Milwaukee Independent editorial series that recorded news from areas across Ukraine, including Milwaukee's sister city of Irpin, from June to July of 2023. It was the second time in the span of a year that the award-winning Wisconsin news organization traveled to the country during the war. The purpose of this journalism project was to document a humanitarian aid mission by the Milwaukee-based nonprofit, Friends of Be an Angel, and report about conditions...

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The trauma of living: When being killed is the preferred choice to being disfigured from battle

The trauma of living: When being killed is the preferred choice to being disfigured from battle

Posted by | Jul 30, 2023

Return to Ukraine: This feature is part of an original Milwaukee Independent editorial series that recorded news from areas across Ukraine, including Milwaukee's sister city of Irpin, from June to July of 2023. It was the second time in the span of a year that the award-winning Wisconsin news organization traveled to the country during the war. The purpose of this journalism project was to document a humanitarian aid mission by the Milwaukee-based nonprofit, Friends of Be an Angel, and report about conditions 17 months after Russia's brutal full-scale invasion. mkeind.com/returntoukraine After nine years of war, “Snake” said the...

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Nikita Pirnach: Irpin student hopes to help his country after finishing education in Milwaukee

Nikita Pirnach: Irpin student hopes to help his country after finishing education in Milwaukee

Posted by | Jul 28, 2023

Return to Ukraine: This feature is part of an original Milwaukee Independent editorial series that recorded news from areas across Ukraine, including Milwaukee's sister city of Irpin, from June to July of 2023. It was the second time in the span of a year that the award-winning Wisconsin news organization traveled to the country during the war. The purpose of this journalism project was to document a humanitarian aid mission by the Milwaukee-based nonprofit, Friends of Be an Angel, and report about conditions 17 months after Russia's brutal full-scale invasion. mkeind.com/returntoukraine Like many of Ukraine’s youth, Nikita Pirnach never...

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