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[vc_row gap=”2″][vc_column width=”2/3″][vc_column_text]June & July we celebrated the recently unclassified story of The Ghost Army In June 1944, a secret U.S. Army unit, 23rd Headquarters, to become known as The Ghost Army went into action in Normandy. The weapons they deployed were decidedly unusual: hundreds of inflatable tanks and a one-of-a-kind collection of sound effects…

[vc_row gap=”2″][vc_column width=”2/3″][vc_column_text]Marking Time: Voyage to Vietnam Vietnam Graffiti Vietnam Graffiti Project (VGP) was developed by Art and Lee Beltrone to preserve the historic canvases and other belongings left aboard the troopship General Nelson M. Walker. When the ship was destined to be scrapped, everyone feared all of this history would be lost. So VGP…

[fluid][html ][vc_row gap=”2″][vc_column width=”2/3″][vc_column_text]”American Indians have had the highest enlistment rate of any minority group since WWI. Over 42,000 served in WWII. Of the 48,000 who served in Vietnam, 90% volunteered. Yet the patriotic service of these Original Americans has been overlooked.” (Jeffery Mitchell) This statement and these facts are what inspired Jeffery Mitchell to…

[vc_row gap=”2″][vc_column width=”2/3″][vc_column_text]One Person Crying: Women and War Came to The Highground directly from France June 1, 2014 – September 4, 2014 Marissa Roth’s One Person Crying: Women and War, is a 29-year, personal global photo essay that addresses the immediate and lingering effects of war on women. The project brought Marissa face to face…

[vc_row gap=”2″][vc_column width=”2/3″][vc_column_text]Tribute To The Fallen was a tribute not only to our KIA’s (Killed in Action) it is also for the “other” fallen, from 1990 – present. The one’s that may have lost their lives in a training accident, or a misfortunate accident while on leave, or had their lives ended too soon at…

[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]Army Spc. Robert M. Rieckhoff of Kenosha, Wisconsin, was a 2002 graduate of Kenosha Tremper High School. He began his service to his country while enrolled there, serving in the Army Reserves. He proudly had served a tour…

[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]Earl D. Werner was an animal lover who raised horses and enjoyed fishing. “He actually went fishing in Baghdad,” said his father-in-law, Duane Royer. “It wasn”t any fish he”d want to keep, but he did it.” The Idaho…

[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] Brian Naseman never explained to his wife exactly why he wanted to join the military. He just did. He was a born leader, Peggy Naseman said. When he moved from Ohio to Wisconsin, he transferred from the…

[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]Bruce Vrooman said the structure of a military environment helped his younger son, Jeremy, mature. “All the cliches you heard about the military being positive were what Jeremy loved,” Bruce Vrooman said. “He loved knowing he was making…