36-586: Ernest Lou Medina (August 27, 1936 – May 8, 2018) was a captain of infantry in the United States Army . He served during the Vietnam War . He was the commanding officer of Company C, 1st Battalion, 20th Infantry of the 11th Brigade , Americal Division , the unit responsible for the My Lai massacre of 16 March 1968. He was court-martialed in 1971 for his role in that massacre, but acquitted
72-689: A cairn marking the halfway point between the North Pole and the Equator . This is slightly north of the 45th parallel north , due to the flattening of the earth at the poles. This is one of six Michigan sites and 29 places in the U.S.A. where such signs are known to exist. Menominee, Michigan, is also the site of the Menominee Crack , an unusual geological feature that formed spontaneously in 2010. Menominee and Marinette, Wisconsin are sometimes described as " twin cities ". Menominee shares
108-578: A freight and passenger station on 7th Street in town. Passenger service to the C&;NW station ended on July 16, 1969. The Milwaukee Road railroad passenger station is located at 219 West Fourth Avenue. The station was built in 1903 originally as a part of the Menominee Branch Railroad Company (chartered July 2, 1883). Currently under private ownership. The school district is Menominee Area Public Schools . In 1918
144-403: A historic high school football rivalry with neighbor Marinette, Wisconsin . The two have conducted the third-longest rivalry in the nation. Menominee, like most good-sized towns, embraced the newly emerging 19th-century sport of football. A local group took the name of North End Athletic Club and, under manager McPhaul, were the visiting opponent for the newly formed Green Bay team sponsored by
180-537: A hospital, community foundation, newspaper and chamber of commerce with Marinette. Marinette is the principal city of the Marinette, Wisconsin–Menominee, Michigan Micropolitan Statistical Area . Numerous city groups work together to benefit the entire two-city, two-county and two-state community. This climatic region is typified by large seasonal temperature differences, with warm to hot (and often humid) summers and cold (sometimes severely cold) winters. According to
216-406: A household in the city was $ 30,523, and the median income for a family was $ 38,867. Males had a median income of $ 32,850 versus $ 22,145 for females. The per capita income for the city was $ 17,500. About 9.9% of families and 13.3% of the population were below the poverty line , including 18.2% of those under age 18 and 11.9% of those age 65 or over. Much of Menominee's L-shaped downtown runs along
252-711: A little boy that could be anybody's son was shot down by Medina / A platoon led by Lt. L. Calley. The ribbon rack of Captain Medina: Captain (United States) Too Many Requests If you report this error to the Wikimedia System Administrators, please include the details below. Request from 172.68.168.133 via cp1102 cp1102, Varnish XID 544140397 Upstream caches: cp1102 int Error: 429, Too Many Requests at Thu, 28 Nov 2024 05:40:23 GMT Menominee, Michigan Menominee ( / m ə ˈ n ɒ m ə n i / mə- NOM -ə-nee )
288-508: A male householder with no spouse present, and 42.0% were non-families. 37.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.13 and the average family size was 2.74. The median age in the city was 44 years. 21.8% of residents were under the age of 18; 7% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 22.7% were from 25 to 44; 30.3% were from 45 to 64; and 18.3% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of
324-704: A rail passenger depot, running frequent trips between Menominee and Ellis Junction (now Crivitz). They shared the station tracks with the Wisconsin & Michigan Railway . The passenger ridership dropped significantly by 1920 causing the Milwaukee Road to abandon service to the Menominee station in May 1927 and after that closed the station. The Wisconsin and Michigan Railroad continued their freight service to 1938. The Chicago and Northwestern Railroad also had
360-533: Is a city and the county seat of Menominee County, Michigan in the Upper Peninsula . The population was 8,488 at the 2020 census . It is the county seat of Menominee County . Menominee is the fourth-largest city in the Upper Peninsula, behind Marquette , Sault Ste. Marie , and Escanaba . Menominee Township is located to the north of the city, but is politically autonomous. Menominee
396-1016: Is a focal point for concerts, an art show, a car show and a four-day community festival. The greater Menominee area is home to a variety of industries, including shipbuilding, auto parts, chemicals, helicopter design and construction, airplane components, health care, and paper-making. In good financial times, some local companies have reported a shortage of skilled workers. The types of jobs available locally include assemblers, assembly coordinators, building and grounds technicians, custodians, cutting machine operators, electricians, fabrication operators, fixture technicians, journeyman toolmakers, machinists, maintenance mechanics, material handlers, metal fabricators, forklift drivers, paint coordinators, powder coating specialists, research-and-development technicians, quality control technicians, sewing and weaving machine operators, shipping/loading/receiving attendants, spinning and rewind machine operators, cutters, stamping operators, welders, and welding coordinators. Menominee
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#1732772423261432-555: Is also the headquarters and manufacturing plant of Enstrom Helicopter Corporation, a US helicopter manufacturer. Enstrom manufactures its F-28F & F-280FX piston helicopters and its 480B turbine helicopter in Menominee. Beginning in January 2012, the mayor of Menominee was Jean Stegeman, who held the office until January 2024. In November 2023, Mayor Stegeman was narrowly defeated by her challenger, Casey Hoffman. Hoffman took office as mayor in January 2024. Hoffman made history in
468-468: Is mentioned in the first stanza of Pete Seeger's Vietnam protest song "Last Train to Nuremberg" (1970), which also referenced Samuel W. Koster , William Calley , and Richard Nixon : Do I see Lieutenant Calley ? Do I see Captain Medina? Do I see Gen'ral Koster and all his crew? Medina is also referenced in the calypso song "The My Lai Incident" (1970) by Trinidad & Tobago artist The Shah: And
504-601: Is part of the Marinette , WI –MI micropolitan statistical area . In historic times, this area was the traditional territory of the Menominee Indian Tribe. The town of Menominee was named after their English name which roughly translates as " wild rice ," a nickname given to them by their Ojibwe neighbors based on their cultivation of wild rice as a staple food. In their own language, they are known as Mamaceqtaw which means simply "the people", and
540-510: The Köppen Climate Classification system, Menominee has a humid continental climate , abbreviated "Dfb" on climate maps. As of the census of 2010, there were 8,599 people, 3,987 households, and 2,311 families living in the city. The population density was 1,669.7 inhabitants per square mile (644.7/km ). There were 4,456 housing units at an average density of 865.2 per square mile (334.1/km ). The racial makeup of
576-469: The Lloyd Loom . This machine process is still in use today. In the 21st century, the economy of Menominee is based on manufacturing (paper products, wicker lawn furniture, and auto supplies) and tourism. In 1940, during the "Vote for Gracie" publicity stunt in which comedian Gracie Allen ran for president, she was nominated for mayor of Menominee, but was disqualified because she was not a resident of
612-642: The Silver Star and Bronze Star Medal , Medina was promoted to captain in 1966 and was given command of Charlie Company in Hawaii, prior to its deployment to Vietnam. According to the 1970 investigation by General William R. Peers , Medina: Because Article 4 of the Fourth Geneva Convention excluded South Vietnamese civilians (whose nation was a co-belligerent with the U.S.) from the status of protected persons in interstate wars, Medina
648-890: The Wisconsin & Michigan Railway until 1938 or some time after. In January 1970 the Interstate Commerce Commission authorized the Ann Arbor Railroad to abandon this service. The location of the Ann Arbor car ferry slip in Lighthouse Ann Arbor Park has been converted to a boat launch. Currently, the railroad lines serving the twin cities only offer freight service as provided by the Escanaba and Lake Superior Railroad . The Milwaukee Road railroad began passenger service to Menominee in 1903. That year they constructed
684-399: The massacre was already well underway. Medina also strongly denied killing any Vietnamese noncombatant at My Lai, with the exception of a young woman whom two soldiers testified that they found hiding in a ditch. When she emerged with her hands up, Medina shot her because, he claimed, he thought she had a grenade. In fact, she was unarmed. The defense lawyers brought up many incidents during
720-730: The Indian Packing Co. led by captain Curly Lambeau . The Indian Co. Packers of Green Bay defeated the N.E.A.C. Colts of Menominee 53–0 at Hagemeister Field. According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 5.48 square miles (14.19 km ), of which 5.15 square miles (13.34 km ) is land and 0.33 square miles (0.85 km ) is water. It is the southernmost city and location in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. Menominee has
756-603: The Son My village. Per Lawrence Colburn: "Then we saw a young girl about twenty years old lying on the grass. We could see that she was unarmed and wounded in the chest. We marked her with smoke because we saw a squad not too far away. The smoke was green, meaning it's safe to approach. Red would have meant the opposite. We were hovering six feet off the ground not more than twenty feet away when Captain Medina came over, kicked her, stepped back, and finished her off. He did it right in front of us. When we saw Medina do that, it clicked. It
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#1732772423261792-672: The United States of America. During this time of prosperity, the Menominee Opera House was built. It is being restored. In the 1910s, a cycle car, the " Dudly Bug ", was manufactured in Menominee. In the waning years of lumber production, local business interests, interested in diversifying Menominee's manufacturing base, attracted inventor Marshall Burns Lloyd and his Minneapolis company Lloyd Manufacturing, which made wicker baby buggies. In 1917, Lloyd invented an automated process for weaving wicker and manufactured it as
828-459: The Vietnam War of Viet Cong suspects and sympathizers faking surrender to use hidden pistols or grenades to harm or kill American military personnel. However, a helicopter crew in the area that day would have a different accounting of Medina's actions. A 3-man crew consisting of WO1 Hugh Thompson , Crew Chief Spec 4 Glenn Andreotta & Gunner Lawrence Colburn witnessed the following at
864-717: The city by being the first openly gay GOP member to win the mayor seat, and one of the first in the state Since November 2021, the city manager has been Brett J Botbyl . Several highways connect through the Menominee area: Indian Trails bus lines operates daily intercity bus service between Hancock and Milwaukee, Wisconsin , with a stop in Menominee. Menominee is serviced by the Menominee-Marinette Twin County Airport (KMNM) Ann Arbor Railroad ran cross- Lake Michigan car ferries from Betsie Lake, Elberta, Michigan , to Menominee starting in 1894, and also connected railcar freight with
900-549: The city was 48.7% male and 51.3% female. As of the census of 2000, there were 9,131 people, 4,063 households, and 2,441 families living in the city. The population density was 1,763.2 inhabitants per square mile (680.8/km ). There were 4,393 housing units at an average density of 848.3 per square mile (327.5/km ). The racial makeup of the city was 97.35% White , 0.14% African American , 0.82% Native American , 0.32% Asian , 0.27% from other races , and 1.10% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.12% of
936-419: The city was 96.7% White , 0.4% African American , 0.9% Native American , 0.5% Asian , 0.2% from other races , and 1.2% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.4% of the population. There were 3,987 households, of which 26.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 40.0% were married couples living together, 12.6% had a female householder with no spouse present, 5.4% had
972-460: The city. The Menominee Maroons won the state high school championship in its division for basketball in 1967 and football in 1998, 2006 and 2007. In the 2006 season, the Maroons finished unbeaten and only allowed 38 points scored against them but their offense scored 513 points in that entire season. They beat the former Wisconsin and Minnesota Division One state champions. Menominee shares
1008-589: The military, the United States, his family, and himself." After resigning from the Army, Medina went to work at an Enstrom Helicopter Corporation plant owned by F. Lee Bailey in Menominee, Michigan . Medina moved with his family to Marinette, Wisconsin . He worked in his family's real estate business: Medina, Inc. Realtor in Marinette, Wisconsin. He died on May 8, 2018, at the age of 81. The Vietnam War Song Project has identified two songs referencing Medina. Medina
1044-486: The population. 31.6% were of German , 9.3% French , 8.7% Swedish , 8.7% Polish , 7.2% Irish and 6.7% French Canadian ancestry according to Census 2000 . There were 4,063 households, out of which 27.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.6% were married couples living together, 12.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 39.9% were non-families. 35.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.0% had someone living alone who
1080-729: The same year. Ernest Medina was born on August 27, 1936, into a Mexican-American family in Springer, New Mexico . In 1952, at age 16, Medina lied about his age to enlist in the Colorado Army National Guard. After a variety of post–high school odd jobs, Medina joined the Regular Army in 1956. He served 12 years in the enlisted ranks (including his time in the National Guard) before being commissioned through Officer Candidate School in 1964. Awarded both
1116-403: The school district withdrew its German courses and set its German textbooks on fire. Menominee's waterfront is the setting for public events in the summer, including a city-sponsored festival. The Marinette Menominee Area Chamber of Commerce coordinates a concert series held on Thursdays from late June to mid-August. The Cabela Master Walleye Circuit brought hundreds of fishermen and women to
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1152-597: The shores of the bay of Green Bay and includes the Great Lakes Memorial Marina and park. Many of the downtown buildings in the First Street Historic District , built at the end of the 19th century or the beginning of the 20th, have been restored. They now provide space for several upscale restaurants, gift shops, beauty salons and day spas, antique shops, galleries, and a variety of essential services. The Menominee Bandshell
1188-682: The town of Menominee is known as Menīkāneh , which means "at the good village". They were removed to west of the Mississippi River and now have a reservation along the Wolf River in North Central Wisconsin after ceding their territory to the United States in the 1836 Treaty of the Cedars . Menominee gained prominence in the 19th century as a lumber town; in its heyday, it produced more lumber than any other city in
1224-452: Was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.22 and the average family size was 2.86. In the city, the population was spread out, with 23.9% under the age of 18, 9.4% from 18 to 24, 25.8% from 25 to 44, 22.8% from 45 to 64, and 18.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.4 males. The median income for
1260-647: Was instead court-martialed in 1971 under Article 77 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ) for willingly allowing his men to murder allied civilians at My Lai. Medina denied all the charges and claimed that he never gave any orders to kill Vietnamese noncombatants. Medina's defense team, led by F. Lee Bailey , and a support staff that included Gary Myers , alleged that his men killed Vietnamese noncombatants under their own volition and not under Medina's orders. Medina also testified that he did not become aware that his troops were out of control at My Lai until
1296-433: Was our guys doing the killing." In August 1971, Medina was ultimately found not guilty of all charges. His jury deliberations lasted about 60 minutes. Despite his acquittal, the court martial and negative publicity brought Medina's military career to an end. He resigned his commission and left the Army shortly afterward. He later admitted that, during his court martial, he had "not been completely candid to avoid disgracing
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