Wisconsin Remembers Exhibit Puts a Face to Every Wisconsin Name Listed on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall in Washington, D.C.
Wisconsin Public Radio, PBS Wisconsin and the Wisconsin Veterans Museum are pleased to share Wisconsin Remembers: A Face for Every Name - a traveling exhibit that features a photo for 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 from the mid-2000s through 2016. 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 (VVMF) 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.
The VVMF virtual Wall Of Faces features a page dedicated to honoring and remembering every person whose name is inscribed on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C. The Wall of Faces allows family and friends to share memories, post pictures and connect with each other.
Wisconsin Remembers Traveling the State
- UW-LaCrosse Murphy Library: Nov. 5 - 15
- Edwards-Foye American Legion Post 534, 4911 Burma Rd., McFarland, WI: Nov. 6 - 15.
- Wisconsin Veterans Business Conference, Brookfield Conference Center, 325 South Moorland Rd., Brookfield, WI: Nov. 10
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.
A Big Thanks - Thanks to all the volunteers, friends and family members that submitted photos. Special thanks to Bryce Kelley, Mary Jane Herber and volunteers at the Brown County Library, Andrew Johnson, Terry Kramer, Don Jones, Veterans Coming Home, Greenleaf Media, and SpeedPro Imaging and Adams Outdoor Advertising for their creation of an outdoor version of the exhibit.