Author: IJRebout

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Once again, Maggie Mae & Heartland Country Band put on a fantastic show to benefit the Highground!  The concert took place on Sat. April 8th at the beautiful Pittsville Performing Arts Foundation Auditorium in Pittsville. The show captivated the audience with a combination of traditional country, gospel and crowd favorites.  As if Maggie and the…

[vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1488774601489{margin-right: 10% !important;margin-left: 10% !important;}”][vc_column width=”2/3″][vc_column_text]The committee to bring a Military Working Dog Tribute to The Highground has been formed and is having regular meetings. If you have an interest in serving on this committee, or if you have questions or need additional information, please contact the Highground at 715-743-4224 or e-mail them at…

[vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1488936359567{margin-right: 10% !important;margin-left: 10% !important;}”][vc_column][vc_column_text]PTSD: Post Traumatic Stress Disorder—affects many of the veterans today. A “magic” number we think of at The Highground is twenty. For every person killed in the current war, there are twenty that come back home suffering from PTSD. They are MIA (Missing in America). Missing an arm, a leg,…

[vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1488330545834{margin-right: 10px !important;margin-left: 10% !important;}”][vc_column][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/2″][vc_column_text]In This Newsletter: No Longer Forgotten Fountain of Tears Statuary New Tribute – Larger Family 23rd Annual Bike Tour The Journey’s End The Registry 2008 Legacy Stone Placement Dates 2008 Meditation Stone Placement Date Memorial Day Flag Day Independence Day LET THEM GO IN SILENCE Lost and Found The…

[vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1488330545834{margin-right: 10px !important;margin-left: 10% !important;}”][vc_column][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/2″][vc_column_text]In This Newsletter: Healing and Education A Day to Remember “Shell Shocked”? A busy day on The Highground FRAGMENTS- Wisconsin Vietnam Veterans Memorial Diversity Day 2007 LET THEM GO IN SILENCE Volunteer Appreciation Potluck- Saturday, January 19,2008 Friends of the Highground- Tuesday, February 26,2008 Upcoming Events Veterans Memorial Benefit-…

[vc_row gap=”2″][vc_column width=”2/3″][vc_column_text]Civil War stories and memories are a distant past, but they were brought back to life at our Civil War Reunion/Education Night, which took place on April 9th at 6:30pm. Jerry Tiemen of Loyal shared the story of his Great Grandfather, Fredrick Tiemen’s time of service. Fredrick served with the 12th Illinois Cavalry…

[vc_row gap=”2″][vc_column width=”2/3″][vc_column_text]Art; so much more than just “pretty” Twenty veterans from all over Wisconsin had their talents on display at The Highground Learning Center. Some of them have always had a given talent for what they do, some picked up a form of art as a pass time, while others found it to be…

[vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1481595364791{margin-right: 10% !important;margin-left: 10% !important;}”][vc_column][vc_row_inner css=”.vc_custom_1481600029726{margin-bottom: 15px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-right: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;}”][vc_column_inner width=”3/4″][vc_column_text]In high school, Ryan M. Jerabek ran track, was an honor student and enjoyed working on computers. He joined the Marines a month after graduation and dreamed of returning to the school to teach world history. “He believed…

[vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1481595364791{margin-right: 10% !important;margin-left: 10% !important;}”][vc_column][vc_row_inner css=”.vc_custom_1481600029726{margin-bottom: 15px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-right: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;}”][vc_column_inner width=”3/4″][vc_column_text] An Army officer from Wisconsin who was among five American soldiers killed by a suicide bomber in Afghanistan was remembered Thursday as a man who had been an average student high school, but found his niche in…

[vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1481595364791{margin-right: 10% !important;margin-left: 10% !important;}”][vc_column][vc_row_inner css=”.vc_custom_1481600029726{margin-bottom: 15px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-right: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;}”][vc_column_inner width=”3/4″][vc_column_text]Growing up in rural Wisconsin Jesse Thiry was an typical all-American. He grew up on his family’s farm, one of eight children, and was engaged to marry his high school sweetheart. Thiry was a graduate of Luxemburg-Casco High…