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Free-Admission, Family-Friendly, Positively-Patriotic Event at Milwaukee VA
RECLAIMING OUR HERITAGE 2009
Free-Admission, Family-Friendly, Positively-Patriotic Event at Milwaukee VA
Hundreds of reenactors and veterans will bring American history to life May 30-31, 2009, at Reclaiming Our Heritage, an annual encampment and veteran tribute event at the Zablocki VA Medical Center, 5000 W. National Ave., Milwaukee.
The weekend includes the Saturday morning Positively Patriotic Parade (10 a.m.), tours of the historic buildings and grounds, military vehicle displays, and free entertainment. Two of the most popular facets of the event are the Saturday evening Cemetery-by-Lantern Tours and Sunday morning VA chaplains' field service. Saturday will feature a Timeline of American Fire Power while Sunday will include a Civil War skirmish based on the Battle of Vicksburg.
Reclaiming Our Heritage is sponsored by the Friends of Reclaiming Our Heritage, Inc., and hosted by the staff of the Clement J. Zablocki VA Medical Center. For information: www.rohmilwaukee.org or (414) 902-5599.