MILWAUKEE — To honor the fallen on this Memorial Day, a local ceremony recognizes their valor and service.
In honor of the servicemen and women who made the ultimate sacrifice, hundreds of people made their way to Wood National Cemetery in Milwaukee to pay their respects.
“It’s up to us to keep our heroes and their sacrifices made for all of us alive in our memories,” said Duane Honeycutt, Director of the Milwaukee VA Regional Office.
Each branch of the armed forces marched through the ceremony, representing their fallen brothers and sisters.
Retired Major General Brian Winski says the gift of their service is something that should never be taken for granted.
“Every generation of veterans are the greatest of their generation, no question,” said Maj. Gen. Winski.
Also read during the ceremony were the names of all the Wisconsin troops who went missing in action and never made it home - those who are gone but never forgotten.
