Name: WWI–Midwest Experience in the Great War
Start: 2021-02-06
End: 2021-03-29
Location: The Highground

Fun, Friendship and New Experiences Highlighted The Highground’s Female Veterans Weekend Retreat

October 15, 2020

Liz Hamilton

Fun, Friendship and New Experiences Highlighted The Highground’s Female Veterans Weekend Retreat

The Highground Veterans Memorial Park hosted their second Female Veterans Weekend Retreat September 11-13. Several Veterans from across the state took part in the retreat with the goal of learning something new to help bring more fulfillment to their lives Continue reading →

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The Highground Receives Signed Copy of Diane Evans’s Book “Healing Wounds”

July 8, 2020

Liz Hamilton

The Highground Receives Signed Copy of Diane Evans’s Book “Healing Wounds”

Lynn Kohl, a Vietnam Veteran Nurse who served near Pleiku, delivered a special copy of Diane Carlson Evans’s new book, “Healing Wounds” to The Highground. Diane Carlson Evans is a former nurse in the United States Army during the Continue reading →

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Military Reunion at The Highground for Veterans of the Gulf War to Present Day

July 3, 2020

Liz Hamilton

Military Reunion at The Highground for Veterans of the Gulf War to Present Day

An informal gathering of Gulf War, GWOT (Global War on Terror—including OIF, OEF, to present day) Veterans, their families, Gold Star families, and families of those we have lost since returning home from serving, will be held on Saturday, July Continue reading →

Events, Featured News, Reunion/Education Nights, Uncategorized, Veterans Reads, Veterans Resources

Memorial Day On The Highground

August 16, 2018

Jessica Rebout

Memorial Day On The Highground

Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â They come for a variety of reasons, all with the fundamental idea Continue reading →

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Legacy Stones-The Process in Pictures and Words

August 9, 2018

Jessica Rebout

Legacy Stones

The Process in Pictures and Words

Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â The newest tributes on The Highground are to individuals. Continue reading →

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The Highground Annual Bike Tour/ Hero’s Tribute Ride

August 2, 2018

Jessica Rebout

The Highground Annual Bike Tour/ Hero’s Tribute Ride

The Highground Annual Bike Tour/ Heroâ€™s Tribute Ride

Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Many visitors ask about the history of the park Continue reading →

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Invisible Wounds

July 13, 2018

Jessica Rebout

â€œI thought if I never stopped moving, I could hold down my stress.â€

By: Humans Of New York

(Invisible Wounds)

http://www.humansofnewyork.com/tagged/Invisible-Wounds#6

Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Continue reading →

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Women, PTSD, and Veterans

July 12, 2018

Jessica Rebout

Women, PTSD, and Veterans

By: Barbara L. Lynn

Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â According to Linda Schwartz, whom is the author of Continue reading →

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Vietnam Verbatim (Excerpts) Letters from Vietnam

July 5, 2018

Jessica Rebout

Vietnam Verbatim

(Excerpts)

Letters from Vietnam

Life Looks Different From

A Mud Filled Foxhole:

27 AUG-

You just can’t imagine how miserable a person can be, trying to sleep, propped in the corner of a wet, muddy, sometimes water-filled Continue reading →

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