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Cemetery to be named in honor of
Private Dewey Mike
Hosting by the Buffalo Clans of the Ho-Chunk Nation
August 8,
2001
To all Elders, Veterans, Family, and Friends; On Saturday, August
25, 2001 at 11:00 am, you are cordially invited to a flag raising
ceremonial, Taps, Firing Squad from Fort McCoy, and the singing of
our Ho-Chunk Flag Song, honoring Private Dewey Mike for his heroic
sacrifice.
Private Dewey Mike was Killed in Action on August 30, 1918 in World
War I. Dewey is to have a plaque and cemetery named in his Honor.
Both Military and Wisconsin Government Officials will speak brief
words on behalf of the family. Dinner will be served for all and a
giveaway will follow for all Ho-Chunk Elders and Veterans.
Location: Township of Levis, Clark County, between Neillsville and
Hatfield next to Lake Arbutus. Off Highway 95, take Clark Avenue
South, right onto Bush Road to the cemetery in Dells Dam.
For questions and further information please contact Owen Mike at
W7012 Bush Road, Neillsville, WI 54456 or leave messages with Nettie
Kingsley at 1-800-561-9918, ext. 1019
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