BROWN COUNTY (NBC 26) — It was Veterans Appreciation Day at the Brown County Fair on Sunday and if you were planning on coming out to the Brown County Fair, that was the perfect time to go.
Brown County offered FREE admission for Military, Reservist, National Guard, Veterans, and one guest. Rides were not included.
If they would like to bring additional guests, it is $10 with rides included. Officials are asking you to please present your Military ID, Veteran ID, License Veteran Identifier, VA Health Care ID, DD 214, or Discharge Certificate at the South Gate, near the De Pere Ice Center for FREE Parking.
Also happening at the fairgrounds, Brown County Executive Troy Streckenbach and Brown County Veterans Service Officer Joe Aulik will participate in the annual Veterans Appreciation Day and VA Benefits Outreach.
“Then we also have a Veterans tent from 12-2, we do veterans benefits, over 50 % of our fellow veterans don’t know our veterans, so we try to connect them with their benefits because they do change their lives. We have veterans from, haven’t seen any World War II veterans a lot of those veterans aren’t with us any longer, but we do have Vietnam era, we’ve got Korean, Gulf War, Iraq, Peace time veterans, so we’ve got from all eras,” Aulik said.
“Each year, our Brown County Veterans Recognition Committee highlights one part of the veteran community to show appreciation of. This year the committee selected spouses and caregivers to recognize,” says Streckenbach. “Our entire veteran community has sacrificed so that our entire nation may enjoy the freedoms we have, and it is important for us to recognize them.”
This year’s certificate ceremony features guest speaker Kevin Hermening, a former Iranian POW, along with the national anthem sung by Jessmyn Kyra and music by the Montery Trail Band.
“This is a great opportunity for veterans to enjoy the fair for free, attend the veteran's tent to learn about their benefits, gather with fellow veterans in the community, listen to an awesome speaker, and honor those who are caregivers of our veteran heroes,” says Brown County Veterans Service Office Joe Aulik.
At the event, they could learn about VA benefits from the Brown County Veterans Service Office, Veterans Service Organizations, the Green Bay Vet Center, Veterans Administration, and the Aging and Disability Resource Center.
This event took place from 12 p.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday, August 22 at the Brown County Fairgrounds.
