Items with the “Lost Voices of Mariel” exhibit are

Items with the “Lost Voices of Mariel” exhibit are shown Feb. 13, 2020, at the Monroe County Local History Room in Sparta, Wis. The exhibit recalls the 1980 Cuban Refugee Program at Fort McCoy, Wis. In 1980, the Mariel Boatlift brought 14,000 people to the refugee compound at Fort McCoy. This exhibit explored the lives of the Cuban refugees who began their journey in the United States and how the event impacted Monroe County. (U.S. Army Photo by Theresa Fitzgerald, Public Affairs Office, Fort McCoy, Wis.)