Contact: Dolores (Mohr) Kenyon
E-mail: dolores@wiclarkcountyhistory.org
Surnames: Redcloud, Cleveland, Winneshiek, Iron Mound, Thundercloud, Little Thunder
----Source: Clark County Press (Neillsville, Clark Co., WI) 7/06/2011
Mitchell Redcloud Jr. Honored at Celebration (4th July 2011)
During the Mitchell Redcloud Jr. Day celebration held July 4 at Andrew Blackhawk Memorial Park in Black River Falls, Craig Cleveland, 13, reads to the audience about Cpl. Mitchell Redcloud Jr. and his heroic actions during the Korean War. Cheryl Anderegg/Clark County Press
By Cheryl Anderegg
July 4 means many things to many people - to some, it means time with family and friends; to others it means a long weekend and to yet others it’s a celebration to remember those who served in the military. To the Redcloud family of Jackson County, it means remembering one of their own who served during the Korean War, Cpl. Mitchell Redcloud Jr.
The Andrew Blackhawk Memorial Park in Black River Falls was the site of the Mitchell Redcloud Jr. flag-raising Monday, July 4, during Mitchell Redcloud Jr. Day.
The Mitchell Redcloud Jr. Marine detachment 1363 presented colors. Following a flag-raising, Craig Cleveland, 13, read Redcloud’s biography and discussed Redcloud’s heroic actions Nov. 5, 1950, near Choghyon, Korea, for which Redcloud was posthumously awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor.
Mitchel Redcloud’s family keeps his memory alive every year with this Pow-Wow, which is open to the public. Redcloud family members open the event to all who wish to attend and provide a lunch and do not request to be reimbursed – the event is just a day to remember and reflect.
This year, over 200 attended. Drummers present included the Winnebago Sons, Iron Mound, Thundercloud, Little Thunder and five others.
Opening prayers were read in the Ho-Chunk language; Chief Clayton Winneshiek led the Grand Entry at the Pow-Wow ground at 1:30 p.m., with the entry open to all who wished to dance.
Chief Clayton Winneshiek led a Grand Entry at the Pow-Wow grounds during Mitchell Redcloud Jr. Day, held Monday, July 4, at Andrew Blackhawk Memorial Park in Black River Falls. Redcloud Jr. was posthumously awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor for his service in the Korean War. Cheryl Anderegg/Clark County Press
