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Charles Auer/Freeman Staff A portrait of Alonzo Cushing by artist Chuck Weber was unveiled during the event. By Katherine Michalets Freeman Staff D ELAFIELD — During an inti- mate gathering at Hawks Inn after the Cushing Memorial Monument rededication ceremony May 25, the reality of all that had occurred seemed to settle in on the event planners and guests of honor. Local historian Margaret Zerwekh, who received much praise and recog- nition during the rededication cere- mony for her work to get Civil War hero Alonzo Cushing awarded the Medal of Honor, said she felt emo- tional during the event. For now, the 95-year-old Zerwekh said her histori- cal research is behind her, but she is looking forward to the next celebra- tion. David Krueger, a local resident who has become an expert on the Cushing family who were Delafield's early settlers, said the knowledge that Cushing had finally received the Medal of Honor and would be prop- erly recognized sunk in while he drove his riding lawnmower two days before the evens began. He said it was often while riding the lawn- mower in the past that he would plan the next action in getting Alonzo Cushing awarded the Medal of Honor — an effort started by Zer- wekh decades ago. When Delafield artist Chuck Weber went about creating a portrait of Cushing to be donated to Hawks Inn May 25, he also did a lot of research and took inspiration from history. "I felt it was important to con- tribute to the effort," Weber said of the portrait. He said he wanted to paint Cushing in action on a battlefield, in contrast to the formal photographs of the sol- dier. Weber researched every detail — from the buttons on Cushing's coat to his sword. "It's a portrait of consequence. It's of a 22-year-old man who gave his life to the country," Weber said. "It's the first time I had the chance do some- thing for my city." Three days of events in Delafield ended with a ceremony May 25. Dignitaries onstage the Park included Zerwekh, Delafield Mayor Michele DeYoe, U.S. Rep. Jim Sensen- brenner, Cushing descendant Helen Loring Ensign, U.S. Army Gen. Brian Winski and St. John's Northwestern Military Academy President Jack Albert Jr. They were there to honor Alonzo Cushing and three brothers who also served the Union during the Civil War; and all those, living and dead, who have defended the United States in wartime. The Rev. Pickett Wall, chaplain at St. John's Northwestern and a direct descendant of Civil War Gen. George Pickett, gave the invocation. "We give thanks to (veterans') ser- vice and dedication, (and) let us remember unity and peace is always greater than strife and conflict," he said. To honor Cushing and all those who have served, Albert said, "(Let us) rededicate our lives with a pas- sion, rededicate our lives to our country and who we are as a free peo- ple. "If we rededicate ourselves, we will begin to understand what it means to be called to service," he said. On May 23, re-enactors reflected on the lessons learned from the Cush- ings and others who have served. Jon Theissen, a Civil War re-enac- tor with Cushing's Battery A, was one person eager to share that mes- sage with area students during the first day of events for the Cushing Memorial Monument. "Soldiers aren't forgotten as long as we keep doing things like this and that's why I think it's important that instead of going out and spending your time barbecuing, maybe take some of your time and just come see this monument, see why you can bar- becue," Theissen said of Memorial Day. Cushing's descendants Loring Ensign and her son, Frank, were in attendance May 23 as the children learned about the Cushings. "It shows you the continuity of the reverence and the collective agree- ment over generations of the merits of William's actions and the courage of his actions," Frank Ensign said regarding learning that William Cushing was considered the first Navy SEAL and that five military ships have been named after him. Loring Ensign received Alonzo Cushing's Medal of Honor from Pres- ident Barack Obama this past November. His medal, along with the Medal of Honor awarded to his sergeant, Frederick Fuger, were on display at Delafield City Hall for Memorial Day weekend. "It's almost beyond words and I'm a wordsmith; I'm a poet," Frank Ensign said of being on the land once owned by the Cushings. "It's deeply moving." Going forward, Loring Ensign said she'd like for Cushing's Medal of Honor to be shared between muse- ums and for it to come to Delafield again. Also contributing: Steve Van Dien, Freeman Staff Email: kmichalets@conleynet.com 'A PORTRAIT OF CONSEQUENCE' Delafield artist donates Cushing painting to Hawks Inn; three days of events honor Civil War hero Delafield Mayor Michele DeYoe shows the cake marking the re- dedication of the Cushing Memorial to Margaret Zerwekh.

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