Carson City supervisors to recognize WNC's 'Always Lost' war exhibit with proclamation
The Carson City Board of Supervisors will pay tribute to the creators of the acclaimed Western Nevada College exhibit “Always Lost, a Meditation on War” when it meets Thursday, Oct. 2.
The nationally touring humanities exhibition created by WNC students and faculty recently wrapped up a viewing in Douglas County and is now on its way to Las Vegas to be featured at the Nevada State Museum Spring Preserve. The exhibit, which personalizes the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan through photography and writings, is a part of the Nevada Sesquicentennial tour sponsored by the Nevada Department of Veterans Services.
Supervisors will present a proclamation recognizing Professor Marilee Swirczek, Professor Don Carlson, the students of Western Nevada College, and the citizens of Carson City that have made "Always Lost: A Meditation on War" a reality and national treasure for generations to come.
The core of the exhibit is the Wall of the Dead, which includes the names and photographs of the more than 6,800 American casualties in the two wars. It also includes 2004 Pulitzer Prize-winning combat photos shown by permission of the Dallas Morning News, as well as literary work from Professor Emeritus Swirczek’s creative writing classes at WNC, veterans and their families, members of the Lone Mountain Writers group, and other contributors.
“Always Lost” has been featured at universities, colleges, museums, libraries, art galleries, conference centers and veterans organizations throughout the United States. For more information and a video about “Always Lost,” go to www.wnc.edu/always_lost.
The Board of Supervisors meeting begins at 8:30 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 2, in the Sierra Room of the Carson City Community Center. The proclamation will be read at the beginning of the meeting.
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