The Highground, located four miles west of Neillsville, started as the Wisconsin Vietnam Veterans Memorial Project in 1984. It has grown to a 155-acre Park that includes a museum, a gift shop, pavilions, picnic areas and four miles of hiking trails.

The United States entered the war incrementally between 1950 and 1965, when President Lyndon Johnson began bombing North Vietnam and sent U.S. Marines to defend South Vietnam. The war pitted the North Vietnamese and the National Liberation Front — NLF, or Vietcong — against the United States and the South Vietnamese.

Wisconsin has more than 123,000 Vietnam Era Veterans. Of the 123,000 Vietnam Era Veterans in Wisconsin, roughly 2,600 are VVA members, About two percent of the Vietnam Era Veterans or 2,250 are active in a one of the 26 VVA WSC Chapters.

VIETNAM Prisoners Of War / Missing In Action Unaccounted For from the Vietnam War

Scout our collections for thousands of service-related three-dimensional objects, papers, diaries, and photographs documenting and preserving Wisconsin military history. Begin your exploration and plan your visit.

Mar 21, 2023 · Madison, Wis. (March 24, 2023) - On March 29, 1973, U.S. ground forces withdrew from South Vietnam. The withdrawal officially ended years of war that forever marked a generation.

On March 29, 1973, U.S. ground forces withdrew from South Vietnam. The withdrawal officially ended years of war that forever marked a generation. The images on this page are of a handful of Vietnam veterans of Wisconsin and civilians who served in …

The Highground Veterans Memorial Park is a 155-acre Park whose mission is to “Honor, Educate and Heal” our Veterans, families and all who visit. Located three miles west of Neillsville in central Wisconsin, it has become the nation’s leading, and largest, manned Veterans Park.

The WI Vietnam War Memorial will be built at Veterans Freedom Park in La Crosse in 2020. The memorial will honor and remember our soldiers and families that sacrificed their lives for the freedom we enjoy today.

The Highground, located four miles west of Neillsville, started as the Wisconsin Vietnam Veterans Memorial Project in 1984. It has grown to a 155-acre Park that includes a museum, a gift shop, pavilions, picnic areas and four miles of hiking trails.