Reclaiming Our Heritage at Milwaukee VA Medical Center
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9TH ANNUAL LIVING HISTORY and VETERAN TRIBUTE EVENT JUNE 5-6, 2010
A one-of-a-kind, family-friendly, free-admission, positively patriotic weekend!
A one-of-a-kind, family-friendly, free-admission, positively patriotic weekend!
NEW AT RECLAIMING OUR HERITAGE!
Performance by the 484th Army Band
Letters from Vietnam
Private Encampment Preview for VA Patients
50th Anniversary Celebration for Navy Vet & Wife
EVENT ENHANCEMENTS
Expanded Vietnam Encampment & Welcome Area
New location & longer hours for sutlers/vendors
New look & new management for Club GI Joe
Stay tuned for additional details!
Performance by the 484th Army Band
Letters from Vietnam
Private Encampment Preview for VA Patients
50th Anniversary Celebration for Navy Vet & Wife
EVENT ENHANCEMENTS
Expanded Vietnam Encampment & Welcome Area
New location & longer hours for sutlers/vendors
New look & new management for Club GI Joe
Stay tuned for additional details!
RECLAIMING OUR HERITAGE…
CREATED TO HONOR OUR VETERANS
AND CELEBRATE U.S. MILITARY HISTORY
Reclaiming Our Heritage was created in 2002 by a group of dedicated employees of the Clement J. Zablocki VA Medical Center, Milwaukee. In the past eight years, it has grown to the extent that hundreds of volunteers from VA and from the community now participate.
The event has several goals: to honor veterans, to provide veteran benefit information, to highlight the architectural and cultural treasures of the National Soldiers Home Historic District, and to bring history to life.
TWO DAYS OF HANDS-ON HISTORY,
ENTERTAINMENT, TOURS AND EXHIBITS
PLUS A PRE-EVENT SCHOOL DAY
Reclaiming Our Heritage accomplishes these goals by staging a Civil War School Day and a two-day, free-admission, family-friendly, positively-patriotic celebration in the heart of Milwaukee. The weekend event includes a multi-era military encampment, veteran tributes, entertainment with historic flair, lantern tours of Wood National Cemetery, guided tours of the buildings and grounds, and much more. The Civil War School Day serves upwards of 600 2nd- and 5th-grade students while the weekend event reaches more than 15,000 visitors annually, along with 600 reenactors and many more volunteers.
There are many activities during the Reclaiming Our Heritage weekend including the Positively Patriotic Parade, Civil War and modern military medical demonstrations, a wide variety of entertainers, fashion shows, a street dance, and many, many more fun, family activities.
A DEDICATED SPONSORING ORGANIZATION
AND DOZENS OF COMMUNITY SPONSORS
Reclaiming Our Heritage is sponsored by Friends of Reclaiming Our Heritage, Inc., a non-governmental 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. Donations, for which no goods or services are provided, are fully deductible according to law. See our sponsorship pages for ways you can support this popular annual event or request a sponsor packet.
Explore our website for additional ways you can help.
CREATED TO HONOR OUR VETERANS
AND CELEBRATE U.S. MILITARY HISTORY
Reclaiming Our Heritage was created in 2002 by a group of dedicated employees of the Clement J. Zablocki VA Medical Center, Milwaukee. In the past eight years, it has grown to the extent that hundreds of volunteers from VA and from the community now participate.
The event has several goals: to honor veterans, to provide veteran benefit information, to highlight the architectural and cultural treasures of the National Soldiers Home Historic District, and to bring history to life.
TWO DAYS OF HANDS-ON HISTORY,
ENTERTAINMENT, TOURS AND EXHIBITS
PLUS A PRE-EVENT SCHOOL DAY
Reclaiming Our Heritage accomplishes these goals by staging a Civil War School Day and a two-day, free-admission, family-friendly, positively-patriotic celebration in the heart of Milwaukee. The weekend event includes a multi-era military encampment, veteran tributes, entertainment with historic flair, lantern tours of Wood National Cemetery, guided tours of the buildings and grounds, and much more. The Civil War School Day serves upwards of 600 2nd- and 5th-grade students while the weekend event reaches more than 15,000 visitors annually, along with 600 reenactors and many more volunteers.
There are many activities during the Reclaiming Our Heritage weekend including the Positively Patriotic Parade, Civil War and modern military medical demonstrations, a wide variety of entertainers, fashion shows, a street dance, and many, many more fun, family activities.
A DEDICATED SPONSORING ORGANIZATION
AND DOZENS OF COMMUNITY SPONSORS
Reclaiming Our Heritage is sponsored by Friends of Reclaiming Our Heritage, Inc., a non-governmental 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. Donations, for which no goods or services are provided, are fully deductible according to law. See our sponsorship pages for ways you can support this popular annual event or request a sponsor packet.
Explore our website for additional ways you can help.
Highlights of Reclaiming Our Heritage 2009 are now available on YouTube. View additional highlights at Veterans Media Services.
