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View program video clips for "Home Front" in 11 parts 
Intro (length: 2:58)
Introduction to "Wisconsin WWII Stories: Home Front." watch clip | read transcript 
Manitowoc (length: 9:01)
Wisconsin men and women built subs and big ships. "It probably bordered on being wild, sometimes, in Manitowoc during those years." watch clip | read transcript 
Five Sons (length: 6:04)
Five Rohland boys went to war. Though she had more than one child, their mother noted, "I have five fingers. Which one won't hurt if I chop it off?" watch clip | read transcript 
Powder Plant (length: 5:11)
Teachers kept schools open 24 hours while parents worked long shifts at the war munitions plants. watch clip | read transcript 
My Dad (length: 4:12)
Richard Haney treasures memories of his father, who died in Germany. "I'm one of the lucky ones." watch clip | read transcript 
A Whole New Avenue (length: 3:13)
For Gladys Hritsko-Ripon, joining the Army, "was the best decision that I made for me and my personality." watch clip | read transcript 
Relocation (length: 6:45)
Marti Suyama and Allan Hida were interned in concentration camps for Japanese-Americans. Good fortune eventually brought them to Wisconsin. watch clip | read transcript 
I Still Cry (length: 4:23)
Jean Lechnir describes the anguish of being separated from her husband — just before the birth of their son. "It was a very traumatic time." watch clip | read transcript 
Good Jobs (length: 3:46)
Nellie Wilson proudly recalls her work at a Milwaukee defense plant. "That's the only time I felt like a full-blooded American ... Best job I ever had in my life." watch clip | read transcript 
German POWs (length: 5:14)
As German POWs, Harry Hetz and Kurt Pechmann discovered Wisconsin to be "a little different from many other places." watch clip | read transcript 
Something Else (length: 6:46)
Dorothy Zmuda found love and work in 1940. "Didn't know we were making history, but we did." watch clip | read transcript |
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