December 8, 2009

Pearl Harbor Day ceremony at Union Grove honors veterans

(MADISON) – About one-hundred people attended a ceremony hosted by the Wisconsin Department of Veterans Affairs (WDVA) at the Wisconsin Veterans Home at Union Grove, to mark the 68th anniversary of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941 and America’s entry into World War II. Governor Jim Doyle proclaimed December 7, 2009 as a day for the recognition of Pearl Harbor Day in Wisconsin.

Pearl Harbor survivors John Primus of Beaver Dam and Robert Feller, Sr. of Verona were honored during the mid-morning ceremony held on December 7, 2009 at Boland Hall, as were other veterans of World War II.

“December 7, 1941 is a special day in our history,” WDVA Secretary Ken Black said, “one that we should never forget.” Black also read the Governor’s Proclamation.

Attendees at the Union Grove ceremony included:  representatives from the offices of U.S. Senators Herb Kohl and Russ Feingold, State Representative Bob Turner of Racine, Wisconsin American Legion Commander Leo Endres, Wisconsin Department of the Military Order of the Purple Heart Commander Bill Hustad, Wisconsin VFW Adjutant and Quartermaster Steve Lawrence, and Wisconsin Veterans Home at Union Grove staff and members.

To find out about WDVA events, go to www.WisVets.com/Events or call toll-free at 1-800-WIS-VETS (947-8387).