IN PHOTOS: A comprehensive look at Veterans Day 2024 in Kenosha County
Those who have served the country were honored Monday as Veterans Day ceremonies were held throughout Kenosha County on Monday.
The holiday original marked the armistice which ended World War I, on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month.
Students from the STAR Leadership Program at Wilmot Union High School present the colors at the Veterans Day program held at the school on Monday.
Veterans and other guests watch as Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1865 Senior Vice Commander Rob Roberts leads a Veterans Day ceremony at the post on Monday.
Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1865 Senior Vice Commander Rob Roberts leads a Veterans Day ceremony at the post on Monday, as Junior Vice Commander Nick Leonard looks on.
Boy Scouts Troop 1865 member Willow Clouse and Lori Knick serve a beef stew lunch to Vietnam veteran Bob Vanbendegom and others at the Veterans Day celebration that Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1865 held Monday.
From left, state Rep.-elect Ben DeSmidt, County Board Supervisor John Poole and County Executive Samantha Kerkman join veterans and others at the Veterans Day ceremony that Kenosha Area Vietnam Veterans hosted Monday in Library Park.
Honor Guard member Tom Visintainer speaks during the Kenosha Area Vietnam Veterans ceremony held Monday in Library Park.
Markers memorializing two POW-MIA Vietnam veterans from Kenosha County, David Leet and James Vanbendegom, received roses during the Veterans Day ceremony that Kenosha Area Vietnam Veterans held in the park Monday.
Markers memorializing two POW-MIA Vietnam veterans from Kenosha County, David Leet and James Vanbendegom, received roses during the Veterans Day ceremony that Kenosha Area Vietnam Veterans held in the park Monday.
Members of the Kenosha Area Vietnam Veterans Honor Guard stand before the colors at the organization’s annual Veterans Day ceremony in Library Park on Monday.
Nick and Laura Paczkowski watch Veterans Day ceremony organized by Kenosha Area Vietnam Veterans on Monday in Library Park.
Retired Army Sgt. First Class Ron Marek delivers remarks during the Veterans Day program held Monday at Wilmot Union High School.
Wilmot Union High School student Brody Rompre leads the audience in the Pledge of Allegiance during the Veterans Day program Monday at Wilmot High School.
State Sen. Steve Nass, a retired chief master sergeant in the Wisconsin Air National Guard, speaks during the Veterans Day program held Monday at Wilmot Union High School.
Veterans from various eras stand for recognition during the Veterans Day program Monday at Wilmot Union High School.
Veterans exit Monday’s Veterans Day celebration at Wilmot Union High School to the applause of students who lined a parade route from the fieldhouse to the school entrance.
Riverview School hosted a Veterans Day program Monday, which included students singing songs, the band playing the national anthem and student artwork. Several veterans attended and stood when their service branch hymn played. A table was also set in honor of prisoners of war.
Erin Riley, one of the organizers of the weekly American Heroes Café at Festival Foods in Kenosha, welcomes veterans to Friday’s gathering, which included a special Veterans Day breakfast.
Members of the quartet Meant 2B perform military songs during the Veterans Day breakfast held Friday at the weekly gathering of the American Heroes Café at Festival Foods in Kenosha. Pictured, from left, are Kirsten Velardo, Renee Juvan, Sarah Urban and Connie Nold.
Andrew Radovan, senior executive officer for Navy Club Ship 40, shares the story of how Veterans Day became a nationally recognized holiday during a Veterans Day program at the Civil War Museum on Monday.
Veterans listen to the Veterans Day program presented at Kenosha’s Civil War Museum on Monday.
Don Burns, left, and Ron Abrahamson salute as the national anthem was played during the Navy Club Ship 40’s Veterans Day program Monday morning at the Civil War Museum.
Kenosha American Legion Post 21 Auxiliary member Amy Visintainer places red poppies next to symbolic graves for the Flanders Field Ceremony during the post’s Veterans Day observance on Monday.
Kenosha American Legion Post 21 Commander Matt Christiansen displays a pocket-sized version of the Declaration of Independence. Christiansen, who is a major in the National Guard, who spoke during the posts Veterans Day ceremony, said he keeps one with him at all times as a reminder of why he serves his country.
American Legion Post 21 2nd Vice Commander Rich Denikas, left, and Phillip Morris, the post’s sergeant at arms, retire the colors while Post 21 Commander Matt Christiansen and First Vice Commander John Argus salute during Monday’s Veterans Day ceremony. The ceremony was celebrated at the post’s downtown headquarters, 504 58th St.
Pleasant Prairie Village Board President John Steinbrink, left, lowers his head as Avery Meachem sings “The Star Spangled Banner” at the Veterans Memorial Plaza in Prairie Springs Park on Sunday.
Dozens of residents gather to celebrate the 17th annual Village of Pleasant Prairie Veterans Day Ceremony held Sunday on the plaza of the Veterans Memorial at Prairie Springs Park.
The “POW-MIA Table”, is displayed during Pleasant Prairie’s 17th annual Veterans Day Ceremony held on the Veterans Memorial plaza in Prairie Springs Park on Sunday.
The “POW-MIA Table”, is displayed during Pleasant Prairie’s 17th annual Veterans Day Ceremony held on the Veterans Memorial plaza in Prairie Springs Park on Sunday.
Members of the Kenosha Area Vietnam Veterans prepare to fire the three-shot volley during the 17th annual Village of Pleasant Prairie Veterans Day Ceremony held Sunday on the Veterans Memorial Plaza at Prairie Springs Park.
Tom Visintainer Sr., first vice commander of the American Legion 1st District, salutes when introduced during Pleasant Prairie’s 17th annual Veterans Day Ceremony held on the Veterans Memorial plaza in Prairie Springs Park on Sunday.
Members of the Pleasant Prairie Police Department Honor Guard display the colors as the Kenosha Area Vietnam Veterans Guard stand at attention during Pleasant Prairie’s 17th annual Veterans Day Ceremony held on the Veterans Memorial plaza in Prairie Springs Park on Sunday.
Veterans John Olson and Todd Day make their way through the buffet line at the Kenosha County Veterans Breakfast and Resource Fair on Saturday at the Job Center.
Kenosha County will host its annual Veterans Breakfast and Resource Fair from 9 a.m. to noon on Saturday, Nov. 1, kicking off a week of area planned events.
The presentation of two awards highlighted the start of Veterans Day activities in Kenosha County as the Veterans Service Office hosted a breakfast and resource fair.
Mayor David Bogdala and Kenosha Common Council President Ald. Keith Rosenberg presented at Hometown Hero award to the family of the late Edward W. Maurer, a WWII veteran and Kenosha native. Maurer was recognized as a Kenosha Hometown Hero for the third quarter of 2026.
