LZ Lambeau Turnout

Posted At : June 1, 2010 10:30 AM | Posted By : Frederica Freyberg
Related Categories: Public Broadcasting, Military Service

This is cool: Wisconsin Public Television's LZ Lambeau event in Green Bay has prompted three other states to likewise honor Vietnam veterans in their own similar celebrations. Organizers in Michigan, Oklahoma and Texas plan welcome home events after seeing the huge turn-out for the Wisconsin venue. About 70,000 veterans, relatives and supporters took part in Landing Zone Lambeau the week-end before last.

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Looking Back

Posted At : December 23, 2009 9:40 AM | Posted By : Frederica Freyberg
Related Categories: Military Service

Be sure to watch "Here & Now" Friday, January 1st, at 7:30 p.m. It's a special edition of the program, focusing on Wisconsin's military service men and women in the past year. We report on a veteran who has just returned from Afghanistan and what it's like for him to be home for the holidays with his busy family. We hear from Baghdad, where members of the 32nd Brigade of the Wisconsin National Guard are making final preparations to come home just after the holidays. And we hear from officials about what services these newest veterans will be offered.

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