Wisconsin Remembers Exhibit Puts a Face to Every Wisconsin Name Listed on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall in Washington, D.C.
Wisconsin Public Radio, Wisconsin Public Television and the Wisconsin Veterans Museum are pleased to share Wisconsin Remembers: A Face for Every Name - a traveling exhibit that features a photo for each of the 1,161 Wisconsinites officially listed on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C*. The exhibit also includes additional photos for names that are listed on The Highground Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Neillsville, WI. Wisconsin Remembers is a tribute to lost life and lost potential.
The photos were collected by volunteers from throughout Wisconsin over the past eight years. Friends and family of those who were killed in Vietnam submitted photos, but so did students, teachers and others who simply wanted to put a face to the names listed on the Wall in Washington, D.C. The images they found will help tell the story of the men and women who are listed on the Wall as part of a new Education Center the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund is building on the National Mall. Wisconsin was just the fifth state in the nation to find a photo for every resident listed on the Wall.
Host the Exhibit in Your Community
The Wisconsin Veterans Museum has made the exhibit – which consists of 17 portable indoor display banners – available to local libraries, historic societies, schools and community spaces throughout the state. If you are interested in having the exhibit at your event or in your community, contact Gregory Krueger, Curator of Events at the Wisconsin Veterans Museum, by email or phone at 608-261-0541. There is no cost to have the exhibit but host organizations are expected to cover the cost of shipping.
The Exhibit is scheduled to be at the following events and locations. Keep checking back as more dates will be added.
- June 1-30, 2017: Manitowoc County Historical Society Manitowoc, WI
- June 24-25, 2017: Eagle Historical Society Eagle, WI
- July 4, 2017: Forest of Fame Mount Vernon, WI - Outdoor Wall
- July 4-6, 2017: ArtStart Rhinelander, WI
- July 8-9, 2017: American Legion Sylvan Post 44 Wabeno, WI
- July 11-15, 2017: Antigo Public Library Antigo, WI
- July 22, 2017: American Legion Post 93 Tomahawk, WI
- July 29, 2017: American Legion Post 94 Crandon, WI
- August 1-31, 2017: Oshkosh Public Library Oshkosh, WI
- August 23-27, 2017: Price County Fairgrounds Phillips, W!
- August 30, 2017*: Monona Terrace Madison, WI
- September 11, 2017*: Weber Center for the Performing Arts La Crosse, WI
- September 12, 2017*: Brown County Public Library Green Bay, WI
- September 13, 2017*: The Oxford at the Eau Claire Children's Theater Eau Claire, WI
- September 14, 2017*: UW Center for Civic Engagement at UW-Marathon County Wausau, WI
- October 1-31, 2017: Monroe Public Library Monroe, WI
- October 1-31, 2017: McFarland Library McFarland, WI
- November 1-30, 2017: Albrecht Elementary School Brodhead, WI
*Shown in conjunction with a screening preview of Ken Burns' The Vietnam War
