45th Annual Parade 2008 Fact Sheet

Veterans Day Parade of Milwaukee, Inc.
P.O. Box 684
Milwaukee, WI 53201 -0684
414-453-8753
www.veteransdayparade-milw.org
email: vetsparade@tds.net

GOALS and OBJECTIVES

• To honor those who have served and those who currently serve in the United
  States Armed Forces for their service and sacrifice for The United States of America.
• To provide our veterans and military with the Veterans Day Parade and Day of
  Honor.
• To honor the veterans of the United States Armed Forces who live in our
  community and our state
• To educate the community regarding the service of our veterans
• To bring together veterans and non-veterans working toward our common goal
• To increase patriotism in the general population

HISTORY

For 37 years the city of Milwaukee held an annual Veterans Day Parade. By
2000, after years of dwindling public support, the Veterans Day Parade was canceled. In 2001 a group of concerned citizens brought the Veterans Day Parade back to Milwaukee in an effort to give something back to those who fought for our freedom.

The Veterans Day Parade of Milwaukee, Inc. was formed, a non-profit, 100% volunteer organization to insure that our veterans will never again be forgotten. Veterans and active military participating in the parade has grown to over 1500 strong and come from all over Wisconsin.

For the past seven years the Veterans Day Parade and Day of Honor has been designated as a Regional Site for the celebration of Veterans Day by the Department of Veterans Affairs in Washington D.C.

VETERANS DAY PARADE AND DAY OF HONOR 2008

DATE
Saturday, November 8, 2008 at 11:OO am, Downtown Milwaukee

SPECIAL GUESTS OF HONOR
US Army, including Reserves and National Guard

EVENTS TO BE ANNOUNCED SOON