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Women, PTSD, and Veterans By: Barbara L. Lynn               According to Linda Schwartz, whom is the author of Women in the Military and Women Veterans reported, “Military women have much higher rates of suicide than civilian women in America. Army women were also found to have less death from disease but were more likely…

Vietnam Verbatim (Excerpts) Letters from Vietnam   Life Looks Different From A Mud Filled Foxhole: 27 AUG- You just can’t imagine how miserable a person can be, trying to sleep, propped in the corner of a wet, muddy, sometimes water-filled bunker. 30 AUG- I think I’m older in many ways than most people my age.…

THE EARTHEN DOVE EFFIGY MOUND   Artist’s Statement:             Birds in general and doves in particular have symbolized hopefulness and peace throughout the history of human life. They are the antithesis of war in a symbolic sense. A bird dispatched by Noah was the first creature to leave the ark and to find the…

Few, But Never to Be Forgotten   In an afternoon of moving tributes, two groups of veterans got their due By: Dean Lesar             Women who once eased the pain of war for others wept in each other’s arms. Feeble veterans of a war that ended 75 years ago lifted hands to their foreheads…

Life Members   World War I Veterans Ray Fuller and John Herteau are proud to be still among the age-old fellowship of those who served their country. By: Frank Smoot             The sporty, sparkling white sedan turned into The Highground a little faster than most cars, stopped perhaps a bit abruptly, clearly meaning business.…

Thank you to all our participants of the 2018 Military Vehicle Expo, as well as our April 2018 Legacy Stone Dedication Ceremony. If you would like to download the high resolution images of this event, please click on this link [foogallery id=”10970″]

At 11:00 am on Friday, June 1st, Hannah Y Kim, will visit the Korean War Memorial at The Highground Veterans Memorial Park near Neillsville.  Hannah was six years old when her family left Korea due to her Father’s work as a pastor. Now 35, Hannah has become a well-known advocate for Korean War veterans. From…

This Memorial Day, we reached out to our good friend and Board Member Steve Maddox for a poem of reflection.  “The Fallen” – By Steve Maddox Do not dwell on my story For you, as I, will find it Was largely fiction and self-deception. Still there is purity in the truths Neither of us may…

[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text] In This Newsletter Military Working Dog Tribute Thank you to our donors Ted Fetting Special Memorial and Stone Dedications Special Thank you to Joanne Tibbitt The Highground Veterans Weekend Have you Hear Highground Education Days Highground Welcome Home Parade and 30th Anniversary Celebration Korean Reunion/Education Afternoon Museum Becomes a Reality Independence Day Honor…

*The Following Article was published in “The Highground” Magazine in 1993 in the second edition.  The Moving Wall As it moves around the country, the wall moves something in all of us. By: Frank Smoot           During its weeklong visit in Peoria, Illinois, someone left a 1965 dime at the “Moving Wall.” The note with…