Local businesses salute our service men and women with special deals year-round, as well as on Veterans Day.
A number of local businesses are saluting veterans, military service men and women, and their families this Veterans Day by offering local discounts, specials and promotions. Here's a guide to specials in the Milwaukee area. Two important notes: Free food: Store discounts: Free activities:
Hundreds of World War II Era veterans are treated to a trip to Washington, D.C., to visit their memorial. It's a journey that has been repeated several times before, but never gets old.
Most veterans are modest about their service, but often what details they won't tell you, their families will. Waiting for their heroes to come back from the latest Honor Flight at General Mitchell International Airport on a day that began 15 hours before, families wearing shirts with much younger faces in uniform are eager to share who they are waiting for. Richard Lyon of Glendale had a whole posse of family members, identifiable by gray shirts bearing his picture from the United States Navy. He served on the USS Requin, a naval submarine, in the Pacific theatre, although his enlistment would come just as surrender was declared. He had first attempted to enlist as a 16-year-old, lying about his age. However, his mother found out before …
9:56 am on Tuesday, October 11, 2011
Thanks for sharing, Ron. It's an awesome experience to see them come home. My generation doesn't often get that opportunity that often to be part of a community event that collectively thanks those who have gone before us and fought for our freedoms. While it's all about honoring the WWII vets, it's also a strong message to the younger generations about remembering their sacrifices and … more ›
Robert
3:09 pm on Saturday, November 10, 2012
This is all nice, but I cant think a single war veteran that would rather have this stuff over making 100% sure that every over seas vet is guaranteed the ability to vote and have it counted. An illegal alien has a better chance of that happening than a serviceman in a remote Afghanistan patrol base. That and not have to watch in a real time video his counter parts in Libya getting slaughtered in… more ›