In remembrance of Memorial Day, members of the University of Wisconsin-Stout Veterans Club supported the Dunn County Veterans Service Office by placing U.S. flags at gravesites in five area cemeteries during the holiday weekend, honoring 108 county veterans.
Veterans Club members placed flags at Falls City, Forest Center, Iron Creek, Spring Brook and St. John’s cemeteries.
-UW-Stout Veteran Services Coordinator Chris Engen
We are grateful for remembrances like this that honor the service and sacrifices of our Dunn County veterans.”
“The Dunn County Veterans Service Office provides support and services to our UW-Stout veterans, which includes students, staff and faculty,” said UW-Stout Veteran Services Coordinator Chris Engen, who served a 30-year Army military career before retiring as a colonel. “This is an opportunity to assist their efforts and the important work they do. We are grateful for remembrances like this that honor the service and sacrifices of our Dunn County veterans.”
The club has volunteered for the flag placing since 2010, Engen added. CLICK HERE TO READ MORE.
