Milwaukee VA to host Veterans Day ceremony Nov. 8
PRESS RELEASE
October 30, 2024
Milwaukee , WI — The Milwaukee VA is hosting a Veterans Day program at 11 a.m., Friday, Nov. 8 in the Unity Chapel at the Clement J. Zablocki VA Medical Center, 5000 W. National Ave. The ceremony is open to the public.
The ceremony will feature comments from Zablocki VA's Executive Director, James McLain, as well as keynote remarks from the Veterans Benefits Administration’s Milwaukee Regional Office Director, Duane Honeycutt. The ceremony will also include patriotic music provided by a quintet from the Milwaukee American Legion Band and presentation of the colors by Milwaukee VA Medical Center Veteran employees, representing their respective branch of service.
Music by the quintet will begin at 10:30 a.m.
The ceremony starts promptly at 11 a.m. and will be recorded for rebroadcast on televisions throughout the Milwaukee VA Medical Center on Nov. 11, Veterans Day.
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SPECIAL MEDIA INSTRUCTIONS: Media interested in covering the ceremony or in gathering interviews should contact the Public Affairs Office to RSVP at 414-382-5363 or email vhamiwpublicaffairs@va.gov. Media are asked to arrive no later than 10:45 a.m. to ensure staff is available to escort them into the ceremony. Interviews will be available immediately after the ceremony.