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Many German POWs that entered American-run POW camps would have the shoulder boards of their uniforms removed, especially if they were to be investigated for war crimes. Don Beseler, a U.S. soldier working in the POW camp kept these German shoulder boards as artifacts of his service in the POW camp during WWII. Upon returning…

The Highground hosted a grand opening ceremony for the POW/MIA exhibit on May 1, 2021, featuring guest of honor Betty Sitler. Betty’s late husband Harold “Red” Sitler was a POW for 1,009 days during the Korean War. Red was a “Tiger Survivor”, meaning that he was among the POWs who were held under an incredibly…

“The Highground Rising” $4 million expansion campaign for The Highground Veterans Memorial Park has surpassed $1M.  Upon reaching the $1M milestone, several major donors who offered a challenge of $400,000 have extended the challenge to June 8. According to Gary Weirauch, Highground Rising campaign chair, the generous donors who offered a challenge to The Highground friends…

The Highground Museum will present several exhibits as part of a summer of remembering and honoring our POW/MIAs, the families that helped bring them home and the families still waiting for closure. Several exhibits will officially open to the public on Saturday, May 1 with a 1pm outdoor gathering at The Highground’s Dove Effigy Mound. This tribute was…

The $4M Highground Rising Campaign Launch celebration, held at The Condensery in Osseo, Wisconsin, announced the campaign has raised $834,374 in pledges and gifts since beginning soliciting prospective donors late last year. The goals of the campaign will build a 12,000 square foot Welcome Center, complete ADA accessibility throughout the park, create new services and…

  Over 130 Highground donors were invited and honored at the annual “Friends of The Highground” dinner that was held on March 13, 2021 at Castle Hill Supper Club near Merrillan, WI. Given the financial and emotional challenges of the pandemic, these supporters and many others helped The Highground through a very difficult year. Those in…

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/2″][vc_column_text] In This Newsletter: The Highground Rising Launch Event and Update Winter Bowl and Raffle Wrap-up Event Updates and 2021 Calendar of Events 2020 ATV Raffle Results 2020 Quilt Raffle Results 2021 Veterans Retreats WWI: Midwest Experience in The Great War Exhibit “Lest We Forget” POW/MIA Exhibit and Memorial Exploring PTSD Exhibit Vietnam Veterans…

  The Highground Veterans Memorial Park gratefully acknowledges the receipt of a Vision Sport Power Wheelchair which was delivered to the Park on Wednesday, February 3, 2021, by Richard LaFountaine, the generous donor and owner at St Paul Siders, and 1SG Dean W. Markuson, Veteran supporter at Foss and Swanson Veterans. Dean helped make this…

Starting the year off with pins dropping, the 8th Annual Winter Bowl, known as Plan B, raised just over $3,000 to help support this year’s Men’s and Women’s Veteran Retreats. Aiding the community’s efforts to reduce the spread of COVID-19, the event was held at The Highground Museum over an 18-day period. This allowed individuals…

The “WWI–Midwest Experience in the Great War” exhibition will be at The Highground Museum from February 6-March 29, 2021. This exhibit will focus on how the Midwest U.S. was involved and affected by WWI, “The Great War”. There will be several special exhibits focusing on local personal stories; the banner exhibit “WWI – Beyond the…