Gretzinger to speak at Veterans Day ceremony

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. Edward Looney of Sacred Hearth Catholic Church will offer the invocation. Kathy Rupp, a member of the U.S. Army from 1974-79 and provost marshal of AMVETS Post 10, will lead the crowd in the Pledge of Allegiance, followed by Patty Ainsworth singing the National Anthem. Bohm will introduce the main speaker, Shawano County Supervisor Jeremy Gretzinger, who served in the U.S. Marne Corps from 1999-2008. Bohm and Rupp will recite the names of deceased veterans, followed by the presentation of a wreath by Dan and Diane Hartwig, owners of Twig’s Beverage. VFW Post 2723, commanded by Phil Nelson, will offer a rifle volley, and taps will be played by Brent Buettner and company. Looney 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.