Fort McCoy 2022 year in review: First half of year includes Operation Allies Welcome, training ops, big construction projects [Image 65 of 94]

FORT MCCOY, WISCONSIN, UNITED STATES

04.21.2022

Photo by Scott Sturkol                                                                                               

Fort McCoy Public Affairs Office           

Gregory Wegner, Professor Emeritus of History at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse, gives his presentation April 21, 2022, during the installation observance the Holocaust Days of Remembrance and Holocaust Remembrance Day at Fort McCoy, Wis. Wegner served as the guest speaker for the event. According to the National Archives at www.archives.gov, International Holocaust Remembrance Day is an international memorial day designated by the United Nations to mark the anniversary of the January 27, 1945, liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau — the largest Nazi concentration and death camp. The Days of Remembrance of the Victims of the Holocaust is an annual commemoration designated by Congress to mark the anniversary of the Warsaw Ghetto uprising in 1943. In 2022, Holocaust Remembrance Day was recognized on April 28, 2022. (U.S. Army Photo by Scott T. Sturkol, Public Affairs Office, Fort McCoy, Wis.)

• Date Taken: 04.21.2022
• Date Posted: 01.06.2023 17:44
• Photo ID: 7581175
• VIRIN: 220421-A-OK556-4110
• Resolution: 5831x3887
• Size: 4.6 MB
• Location: FORT MCCOY, WISCONSIN, US