Today, September 2, 2020, marks the 75th Anniversary of the end of World War II. We honor those men and women who served during that deadly six-year war.
Today we remember the 405,000+ military service personnel who made the ultimate sacrifice fighting to restore peace in the world, among them six heroes from Hero Street, USA in Silvis, Illinois:
We will never forget...
Through its fiscal sponsor the Moline Foundation, the Hero Street documentary film series received partial funding from the Regional Development Authority (RDA), Illinois Arts Council, the Illinois Humanities, Humanities Iowa, National Endowment for the Humanities, Quad City Arts Dollars—provided by Illinois Arts Council Agency, Hubbell-Waterman Foundation and John Deere, the Quad Cities Community Foundation, LULAC Iowa, Mexican American Veterans Association, the City of Silvis, and individual contributors. The project also received a production grant from the Moline Foundation. The views and opinions expressed by these films do not necessarily reflect the views of these organizations.
To order the DVD for Riding the Rails to Hero Street or A Bridge too Far from Hero Street or Fourth Wall Films' Emmy-nominated and award-winning film Letters Home to Hero Street (co-produced with WQPT), CLICK HERE!