Bert Bachino
“If I don’t shoot him, he’ll shoot back at me,” are the lyrics that the band sings in the Lambeau Field parking lot…
Larry & Susan Sajec
Larry and Susan Sajec stood in front of the Douglas County newspaper clippings of fallen Vietnam soldiers, part of the Wisconsin Historical Society exhibit. .
Cheryl Schwartz, She 5
In 1968, entertainment organizers searched the country for bands with girls to perform for the troops. They found She 5, an all-female rock-and-roll band from Fox Valley, Wisconsin. The group was comprised of five girls between the ages of 14 and 18.
Passing of the Torch
Chris Saali of the 128th Air-Refueling Wing stands by his men and women who are ready to take the field at Lambeau in Green Bay, Wisconsin.
Sunday Morning at LZ Lambeau (May 23, 2010)
The grounds of Lambeau are quiet this morning, as people slowly return for the third day of LZ Lambeau.
William Baker (Wisconsin Veteran)
“I’m going to write a book,” William Baker said. In it, he hopes to explore the hardships that all veterans, Vietnam or otherwise, face after returning from war. Why the wounds won’t heal.
Doug Bradley, Author of “We Gotta Get Out of This Place: Music and the Vietnam Experience”
Doug Bradley, Vietnam Veteran and author of “We Gotta Get Out of This Place”, spoke on an LZ Lambeau lecture panel, discussing music and the war.
Sue Gourdoux (Racine, WI)
The Lambeau Field Atrium was bustling on Friday afternoon, but not with green-and-gold clad football fans. Banners of Hall of Famers were blocked by displays of James Giles’ “Back in the World” portrait exhibit, and the historical society’s wall of Wisconsin KIA’s. The atrium served as an entrance for veterans, their families, and community members to LZ Lambeau.
Denise Dietsche (Warriors’ Watch Riders)
You could hear the buzz for miles outside of the city.
Like a swarm of leather-clad bees, 1,244 bikers, representing the same number of Wisconsinites who were lost or killed in the Vietnam War, rode into Green Bay as part of LZ Lambeau’s motorcycle Honor Ride.
