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[vc_row gap=”2″][vc_column width=”2/3″][vc_column_text]Fighting For Democracy-Carl Gorman: Native American, Carl Gorman; born in 1907 on a Navajo reservation in Chihle, Arizona. At 10 years old he was sent to Rehoboth Mission School where he was beat for speaking his native language. He would be locked in a basement in the middle of winter with little food…

[vc_row gap=”2″][vc_column width=”2/3″][vc_column_text]21st Century Conflicts: During September and October we paid tribute to our Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans. The Rise of the Fallen: Spirit Box exhibit by Andre Ferrella was on loan to us from the Wisconsin Veterans Museum in Madison, WI. The exhibit contains portraits that are surreal, almost spirit-like, of the Wisconsin servicemen…

[vc_row gap=”2″][vc_column width=”2/3″][vc_column_text]Faces Of Freedom Display: “Faces of Freedom” Exhibit was on display throughout the Learning Center from July 1st until August 31, 2012. We collected over 1500 photos of past and present service men and women from all over Wisconsin and other states. This is just a “drop in the bucket” of all those…

[vc_row gap=”2″][vc_column width=”2/3″][vc_column_text]Medal Of Honor & Branch Service: Medal of Honor and Branch Tribute May & June 2012 The Medal of Honor is the highest military decoration awarded by the United States government. It is bestowed by the president, in the name of Congress, upon members of the United States Armed Forces who distinguish themselves…

[vc_row gap=”2″][vc_column width=”2/3″][vc_column_text]The Paper Wall Vietnam Veterans Tribute: The Highground’s Learning Center is featured The Paper Wall during the Vietnam Veterans Tribute, running March 1, 2012 – April 30, 2012. The Paper Wall is a collection of newspaper obituaries and stories about the Wisconsin Vietnam KIA’s. The Paper Wall is a collaborative project of Wisconsin’s…

[vc_row gap=”2″][vc_column width=”2/3″][vc_column_text]January & February 2012 Service Animals and their Handlers: Board member Mike Olson was a sentry dog handler and then turned Vet Tech in Vietnam. He shared his slides, photo albums and stories with us. We converted his slides into digital format and created a movie that was aired in the media room…

[vc_row gap=”2″][vc_column width=”2/3″][vc_column_text]Veterans Art Exhibit : 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…

[vc_row gap=”2″][vc_column width=”2/3″][vc_column_text]“Forgotten War” Remembered at Opening Reception : The Highground hosted an invite only, opening reception to introduce their new exhibit paying tribute to Korean War Veterans. 35 people from all over WI attended the reception were they viewed two portrait collections on loan to us from the Korea Society in NY. One collection…

[vc_row gap=”2″][vc_column width=”2/3″][vc_column_text]Living Through Forgotten War: Portrait of Korea 30 black and white photographs accompanied by thorough captions that explain the history and cultural context of the images. The photographs in Living Through Forgotten War: Portrait of Korea eschew the combat and military hardware shots typical in war photography, and instead focus on the everyday…

[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…