Special Presentation at The Highground this Sunday
Friday, March 11th, 2016 -- 10:53 AM
-Schyler Watts was a Vietnam veteran who was killed in action on December 2nd of 1971 and his casket flag, his medals and a photo album were found in a storage unit in Appleton.The owner of the storage units, Scott Ring came across the items after the renter of the unit passed away and no one came forward to claim the belongings in it. Scott, along with others attempted to locate anyone in Schyler’s family so he could return the items. After over a year of searching he decided to bring the items to The Highground where he knew they would be taken care of.
After receiving the items, Learning Center Coordinator June Berg shared the story with several Vietnam Veterans that volunteer at The Highground. They each seemed to take it as their own personal mission to locate a member of Schylerr’s family and return these items “home”. Well it took over 5 more months and A LOT of research but finally in mid-November Schyler’s son Floyd was located. Floyd was so emotionally moved that we had his Father’s things. He said he had known they were out there somewhere, but never expected to get them back.
There will be a special presentation this Sunday, March 13th at 2pm where Floyd will receive his father’s important items. Please RSVP with The Highground to let them know that you plan to join them on Sunday for this very special presentation.
Feel free to contact us with questions and/or comments.