Remembering Wisconsin’s Vietnam War Lost

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Heard On Route 51
WPR/Jeffrey Potter

A Wisconsin Veterans Museum’s traveling exhibit program pays tribute to the 1,163 men and women of the state officially listed on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C., going above and beyond by putting a face to the names listed on the wall.

At 10 a.m. on Friday, May 19, “Route 51” host Shereen Siewert welcomes Wisconsin Veterans Museum Exhibits Curator Greg Krueger along with Brown County historian Mary Jane Herber and former Medford history teacher Bryce Kelly to hear about the partnership that created Wisconsin Remembers: A Face For Every Name and the stories their research uncovered.

LZ Lambeau, the 2010 PBS event at Lambeau Field thanking and welcoming home America’s Vietnam Veterans

The Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund, with 58,000+ photos on its site

Episode Credits

  • Shereen Siewert Host
  • Shereen Siewert Producer
  • Rick Reyer Producer
  • Kate Spranger Producer
  • Bryce Kelley Guest
  • Mary Jane Herber Guest
  • Gregory Krueger Guest