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Category Archive: Hometown Heroes
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East High School class of 1966 honors its Vietnam fallen at 50th high school reunion
Written by Communications Intern Sophie Ota Decades after graduating East High School in Kansas City, Missouri, Glenda Kelly and Lavonna Peterson hadn’t forgotten the classmates they lost in the Vietnam War. Their… Continue reading
The Wall That Heals Exhibit Gets Upgrade As Mobile Education Center Displays Go Digital
Written by Tim Tetz, Director of Outreach Last July, when The Wall That Heals was displayed in Gloucester, Massachusetts, for the first time ever, VVMF’s mobile Education Center displayed the photographs of the local service members… Continue reading
Beyond the Names on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial: Students Find Their Photos
The structure that holds the names of the more than 58,000 fallen veterans is powerful to all who visit it. More than 30 years after The Wall’s dedication, VVMF has made significant ground on its biggest… Continue reading
Students Interview Veterans, Learn What “textbooks cannot communicate”
“When first hearing the students refer to Forrest Gump as the basis for understanding the Vietnam War, I became concerned that there were a lot of misconceptions,” said Blake Busbin, a fourth year… Continue reading
Wisconsin Man Honors Fallen Heroes By Creating Memorial on His Lawn
Steve Conto is from Menasha, Wisconsin. While not a Vietnam veteran, he has the utmost respect for those who served before him. More than a decade separates Steve’s service from the brutalities of… Continue reading
These Minnesotans Lead Effort To Find 1,075 Photos
“The work of the Minnesotans, including local vets, to find 1,075 photos is a monumental achievement,” said Jessica McBride, a journalism instructor at the University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee. McBride was able to track down… Continue reading
From Bismark, ND to the United States Congress: The Impact of Vietnam Project-Based Learning
By Melanie Lowry, Education Outreach Intern “‘Project-based learning’ is the new buzzword in education that our school is encouraging teachers to use”, said Laura Forde, a social studies teacher at Bismarck High School… Continue reading
Building Community through Remembrance: The Wall that Heals Visits Rainier, Oregon
By Melanie Lowry, Education Outreach Intern “People this far from Washington, D.C. should still get to see the Wall,” said David Placido, student and history club historian at Rainier Junior/Senior High School in… Continue reading
Captivating Ways Students Are Learning About The Vietnam War
By Education Intern, Rae Rudzinski Honduras, Guatemala, El Salvador, India, Iraq, Liberia and Nigeria are only some of the areas of the world where Chris Livingstone’s students hail from. Some of her middle school… Continue reading
