The U.S. Veterans Project Library and the Dwight Foster Public Library have announced that they will be co-hosting a program featuring the American military cemeteries in Europe.
The program will be presented Wes Sisson.
The presentation will be offered in-person at the Dwight Foster Public Library Thursday, May 26 at 6 p.m. The library is located at 209 Merchants Ave., Fort Atkinson.
A remote option also will be available on Zoom. Visit https://www.fortlibrary.org/usvets/ to access the link to join on Zoom. For additional information contact the library at 920-563-7790.
According to information released by the sponsors, many fallen soldiers and military personnel from World War I and World War II remain buried in cemeteries in various countries around the world. Sisson will present images and history from these sacred places.
Sisson, originally from Milton, taught High School history mostly in overseas military schools. He spent 31 years living in Heidelberg, Germany. While living in Europe he was able to spend time visiting the cemeteries there and was able to locate Milton residents who were buried in them, the release stated.
Flags from American military cemeteries in Europe and the Philippines hang on the wall at the Milton Public Library. The display is the work of Wes Sisson, who will be sharing his passion for American military cemeteries in Europe at the Dwight Foster Public Library next month. Wes and his wife, Janet, having spent many years both living and traveling abroad, visited cemeteries in which American soldier who died during World Wars I and II are buried. In 2010, Sisson began collecting flags that were once flown over the cemeteries. The collection is found on the second floor of the Milton Public Library. Contributed photo.
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