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Veterans Day Calendar of Events

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Curator Conversations: Wisconsin African Americans in the Civil War

Hosts: Wisconsin Veterans Museum

Time: 7:00 p.m.

Type of Event: Virtural Event, REGISTER HERE.

Description: Join the Wisconsin Veterans Museum for a special Curator Conversation: Make Way for Liberty—A Conversation about Wisconsin African Americans in the Civil War with ‘Make Way for Liberty’ author Jeffrey Kannel and Wisconsin Veteran Museum staff Kevin Hampton, curator of history, Christopher Kolakowski, museum director, and museum board member Nathaniel T. Millsap, Jr, USN Ret. The event is cohosted by the Wisconsin Veterans Museum Foundation and Wisconsin Historical Society Press.​


​Veterans Day BBQ Curb Pick Up

Host: Bayfield County Veteran Service Office

Time: 11:00 a.m.

Location: Bayfield County Highway​ Department Washburn, see Facebook event for more information

Type of Event: In-person

Description: Free BBQ Pork meal for Veterans, their spouses and widows​

Contact: manderson@bayfieldcounty.org​

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Veterans Day Ceremony

Hosts: Milwaukee Police Post 415​, Milwaukee Firefighters Post 426 of the American Legion, and​​ the War Memorial Center​​

Time: 10:30 a.m.

Location: Facebook Live Event, https://www.facebook.com/warmemorialcenter​​

Type of Event: Virtual

Description: The annual Veterans Day program sponsored by Milwaukee Police Post 415 and Milwaukee Firefighters Post 426 of the American Legion will be a hybrid virtual event to be held on November 11, 2020, at 10:30 am, at the War Memorial Center. The ceremony will be live-streamed on the War Memorial Center’s Facebook page. This year's keynote speaker will be Maj. Gen. Paul E. Knapp, Adjutant General of the Wisconsin Army and Air National Guard, and he will be in attendance live.​

Contact: SGTCDR@AOL.COM​

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Veteran Beef Stew

Host: VFW Post 1391

Time: 12:00 p.m.

Location: 820 Main Street,​ Racine, WI 53403

Type of Event: In-Person

Description: Free stew feed for all veterans and their families by VFW post 1391​.  No registration required.

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Veteran Resource Drive Up Event

Hosts: Marathon County Veterans Service Office​ and United Healthcare

Time: 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

Location: 212 River Drive, Wausau WI ​

Type of Event: In-Person

Description: Drive thru resource fair with resource bags handed out along with a thank you.

Contact: Jill Geoffroy, (715) 261-1141, jill.geoffroy@co.marathon.wi.us​

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Chequamegon Schools Veterans Day Program​

Host: Chequamegon School District

Time: 8:30 a.m.

Location: Chequamegon School District Website and Facebook page

Type of Event: Virtual

Description: A virtual celebration of all of our service men and women who give every part of themselves in the protection and prosperity of our great nation. ​

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Veterans Day Cemerony​

Hosts: Wausau American Legion Post 10​, VFW Post 388​, Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 479​, AMVETS​ Post 3929, Disabled American Veterans Chapter 64, and Man of Honor Marathon County​.

Time: 10:15 a.m.

Location: Bunkers Tribute ​​Golf Course, 1000 Golf Club Road, Wausau, WI 54403, 10:30 a.m. ceremony at the Veterans Memorial Wall

Type of Event: In-Person

Description: Wausau area veteran organizations will gather to honor those who have served their country. To be held outside at the Veterans Memorial Wall. Open to the public. ​

Contact: American Legion Post 10 Adjutant Dennis Borchardt, (715) 581-5210

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Civil War Round Tables Congress: The Grand Army of the Republic

Hosts: CWRT Congress

Time: 6 p.m.

Type of Event: Virtual, register here

Description: Chris Kolakowski, Director of the Wisconsin Veterans Museum, will speak about the Grand Army of the Republic via a Zoom leture series hosted by the CWRT Congress.​

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Harley Davidson Museum Veterans Day Free Admission

Hosts: Harley Davidson Museum

Time: 10:00 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Location: Harley Davidson Museum, 400 West Canal Street, Milwaukee, WI 53201

Type of Event: In-Person

Description: We salute you! On November 11th and 12th, the Harley-Davidson Museum® will offer free Museum admission for all active Military, Veterans and their families*. ​ ​​Learn more about H-D's military involvement during the Military Gallery Talks on November 11th at 11 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. Harley-Davidson has always been on the front line – right next to the troops. The first American to enter Germany after World War I did so on a Harley-Davidson® motorcycle. ​

*Receive free admission to the Harley-Davidson Museum by presenting valid identification of service in the US Armed Services (active duty and veterans are welcome!) for the named servicemember, one (1) additional adult and up to four (4) children (under age 18). Valid on November 11, 2020 and November 12, 2020 for in-person use at the Harley-Davidson Museum. Not valid for online purchases. Non-transferable. Cannot be redeemed for cash or cash equivalent. Offer not valid on previously purchased Harley-Davidson Museum tickets. Cannot be combined with any other offer, discount or promotion. Offer is subject to change without notice. Void where prohibited or restricted by law. ​

Contact: Tim McCormick, (414) 287-2816, Tim.McCormick@Harley-Davidson.com


​Harley Davidson Museum Veterans Day Free Admission

Hosts: Harley Davidson Museum

Time: 10:00 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Location: Harley Davidson Museum, 400 West Canal Street, Milwaukee, WI 53201

Type of Event: In-Person

Description: We salute you! On November 11th and 12th, the Harley-Davidson Museum® will offer free Museum admission for all active Military, Veterans and their families*. ​ ​​Learn more about H-D's military involvement during the Military Gallery Talks on November 12th at 11 a.m., 2:30 p.m. and 6 p.m.​ Harley-Davidson has always been on the front line – right next to the troops. The first American to enter Germany after World War I did so on a Harley-Davidson® motorcycle. ​

*Receive free admission to the Harley-Davidson Museum by presenting valid identification of service in the US Armed Services (active duty and veterans are welcome!) for the named servicemember, one (1) additional adult and up to four (4) children (under age 18). Valid on November 11, 2020 and November 12, 2020 for in-person use at the Harley-Davidson Museum. Not valid for online purchases. Non-transferable. Cannot be redeemed for cash or cash equivalent. Offer not valid on previously purchased Harley-Davidson Museum tickets. Cannot be combined with any other offer, discount or promotion. Offer is subject to change without notice. Void where prohibited or restricted by law. ​

Contact: Tim McCormick, (414) 287-2816, Tim.McCormick@Harley-Davidson.com​​​

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Student Load Debt Issues for Veterans: What Do We Know About the Challenges and Barriers

Host: The Center for Financial Security​​ and the Wisconsin Coalition on Student Debt​

Time:12 to 1 p.m.

Type of Event: Virtual, register here

Description: GI Bill educational benefits for eligible veterans provide generous financial support for qualified postsecondary programs and yet nearly half of all student veterans do not utilize these benefits. Furthermore, undergraduate student veterans borrow roughly the same amount of money, whether or not they use these benefits. The percentage of student veterans who borrow continues to grow and now most student veterans borrow during the course of their degrees. ​​​


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4th H.O.O.A.H. 20 and 2.0 Suicide Awareness March

Hosts: H.O.O.A.H Inc

Time: 8:00 a.m.​

Type of Event: Virtural Event, choose your own 20 or 2.0 mile route

Description: This event is now a VIRTUAL National Ruck March. This event will be held on Saturday, November 14th. The Ruck is 20 miles to represent the number of Veterans reported by the VA who complete suicide every day. Though it’s not a requirement, many of the participants will be carrying a rucksack or backpack that weighs 20 lbs. in remembrance of the 20 Veterans that complete suicide each and every day. There is a second option for distance, this is a 2.0 mile route. Both routes were originally set to start from KI Convention Center in Green Bay, WI. Due to the rising cases of COVID-19 within Wisconsin, the 4th H.O.O.A.H. and Green Bay decided it would be best to make both of these events virtual to best practice social distancing. 

Please go to www.hooahinc.org and find the event listing. Once you are on the correct page for this event you can click the button that says register for this event. Once you are registered you will be provided an email with a link to the virtual event!​​

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​​The State of Wisconsin, including the Wisconsin Department of Veterans Affairs (WDVA), encourages everyone attending events to follow the guidelines set forth by the Center of Disease Control and Prevention​ (CDC), the Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS), and other local, state, and federal partners. ​

​*Disclaimer: The Wisconsin Department of Veterans Affairs does not officially endorse any of these organizations or events.  This listing's purpose is to assist with community awareness of events celebrating veterans and their families.

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