Milwaukee Armed Forces Week |
ONE OF THE LARGEST ARMED FORCES CELEBRATIONS IN THE NATION - FEATURING A WEEK OF EVENTS LEADING UP TO ARMED FORCES DAY, CELEBRATED ON THE THIRD SATURDAY IN MAY EVERY YEAR MAY 16-21, 2022 |
Milwaukee has celebrated Armed Forces Week for more than 20 years, honoring the sacrifices given by past and present military members and their families of all branches who reside in , work in, or are from the Milwaukee area and surrounding communities. The week-long celebration features several events open to the public and culminates at our Military Display at Harley Davidson Museum on Armed Forces Day.
Forward In unity
This year, we move forward in our communities having overcome serious challenges and always facing new ones.
The 2022 theme for Milwaukee Armed Forces Week reflects how we must move “Forward in Unity.” The image of our nation's colors flowing into an upward arrow on our coin illustrates movement and unity. It represents the ability to work together, celebrate differences, and yet move as one nation. The text is in purple, which is the color that the Department of Defense uses to signify joint service. Just as each service trains separately and still fights wars together, we too can come from different places to strengthen and unite our communities.
“We have overcome so much in the past few years: a pandemic, divisive politics, social justice issues, ending a war, and now global conflict,” says Tom Plantenberg, president of Milwaukee Armed Services Committee (MASC). “Our goal is to help our Milwaukee community move forward in unity, ideally in all things, but especially in celebrating our great Armed Forces and all of their contributions over the past few years.”
The 2022 theme for Milwaukee Armed Forces Week reflects how we must move “Forward in Unity.” The image of our nation's colors flowing into an upward arrow on our coin illustrates movement and unity. It represents the ability to work together, celebrate differences, and yet move as one nation. The text is in purple, which is the color that the Department of Defense uses to signify joint service. Just as each service trains separately and still fights wars together, we too can come from different places to strengthen and unite our communities.
“We have overcome so much in the past few years: a pandemic, divisive politics, social justice issues, ending a war, and now global conflict,” says Tom Plantenberg, president of Milwaukee Armed Services Committee (MASC). “Our goal is to help our Milwaukee community move forward in unity, ideally in all things, but especially in celebrating our great Armed Forces and all of their contributions over the past few years.”
Milwaukee Armed Services Committee Leadership
Capt. Thomas PLantenberg
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Dr. Thomas Buck
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President |
Civilian Chair |
Capt. Donald Montoro, U.S. Coast Guard
Military Chair
candee ArndT
event chaiR
jim pittelkow
treasurer
Phil vollrath
public relations
