Madison Reporter

The University of Wisconsin-Madison took time on Dec. 7 to remember those who lost their lives at Pearl Harbor, including a former Badger football player.

“Today marks 80 years since the attack on Pearl Harbor. Not long after, many UW students and staff left Madison to join the military. We remember those who lost their lives, including star Badger Football player Dave Schreiner, a Marine killed on Okinawa,” UW-Madison wrote on its Twitter feed.

The Wisconsin Veterans Museum is dedicated to acknowledging Wisconsin veterans in the United States military past and present. It has preserved the accounts of Wisconsinites who were in Hawaii on the day of the attack on Pearl Harbor, including Arthur “Art” Rortvedt from DeForest, who survived. Some, like three Barber brothers from New London — ages 19, 20, and 22 — lost their lives in the attack.

President Franklin D. Roosevelt delivered his memorable address to the nation the following day when he said, “As Commander in Chief of the Army and the Navy, I have directed that all measures be taken for our defense. But always will our whole nation remember the character of the onslaught against us. No matter how long it may take us to overcome this premeditated invasion, the American people in their righteous might will win through to absolute victory,” he said. “I believe that I interpret the will of the Congress and of the people when I assert that we will not only defend ourselves to the uttermost, but will make it very certain that this form of treachery shall never again endanger us.”