The Allied Vets Council will hold a Veterans Day program at 11 a.m. Nov. 11 at the Shawano County Courthouse, 311 N. Main St.
The ceremony will begin with the sounding of the bells and fire whistle.
Veteran Dennis Bohm will greet those who gather, and the Rev. Scott Ludford of Zion Lutheran Church will give the invocation.
Veteran Richard Kucksdorf will lead the Pledge of Allegiance, followed by Patty Ainsworth singing the national anthem.
Bohm will introduce the main speaker, state Sen. Eric Wimberger.
Wimberger entered Marquette University Law School in 2002. After earning his law degree in 2005, Wimberger received a commission with the United States Marine Corps. He spent four years in the Marine Corps, working in the Judge Advocate Division in Japan and Washington, D.C. He was honorably discharged in 2010 as a captain.
Bohm and Kucksdorf will recite the names of deceased veterans, followed by the presentation of a wreath by Stacey Cicero, Shawano County administrative coordinator.
AMVETS Post 10, commanded by Terry Baumgartner, will offer a rifle volley. Taps will be played by Brent Buettner and company.
Ludford will offer the benediction, and Bohm will have closing remarks.
In case of rain, the program will be held inside Shawano Ambulance Service.
The Allied Vets Council includes VFW Post 2723, DAV Chapter 53, AMVETS Post 10, VVA Chapter 206 and American Legion Post 117.
