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Guest speaker knows true meaning of Veterans Day

JANESVILLE — As a wife, mother and grandmother of veterans, Buneva Deuel is no stranger to veterans and their issues.

Her husband, Lamar Deuel Sr., is past commander of the local VFW.

Her son Lamar Deuel Jr. is current commander of the VFW.

Her grandson Sgt. Cody Leggs was killed in Iraq earlier this year.

She is president of VFW Kienow-Hilt Post 1621 Auxiliary and will be the featured speaker at Janesville’s Veterans Day ceremony Tuesday. Her topic: “What Veterans Mean to Her.’’

The United States has about 17 million surviving war veterans but loses veterans—particularly those who served in World War II and the Korean War—at a rate of 1,700 per day, according to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.

Janesville’s program begins at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday near the Traxler Park warming house. Damage to Veterans Plaza from summer flooding still is being repaired.

Vocalist Brian Hansen will sing the National Anthem and “God Bless America.”

The service, organized by the Janesville Patriotic Society, will include a salute to the five branches of the U.S. military and presentation of service flags.

Warming House doors open at 9 a.m., when members of the Vietnam Veterans of America Associates Chapter 236 will serve coffee and doughnuts.

The American Legion Post and VFW Auxiliary members will serve a chili lunch in the warming house after the ceremony.

VETERANS DAY EVENTS

Rock County

Brodhead: Veterans will take part in a ceremony at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday at Albrecht Elementary School, 1400 21st St. The event will include Boy and Girl Scouts escorting veterans, speeches from veterans, wreath presentations, a slide show and a performance by the chorus.

Evansville: The Evansville VFW Post 6905, 179 E. Main St., will have a free steak feed for veterans from 3 to 7 p.m. Tuesday. Veterans should call the VFW at (608) 882-2335 to reserve a spot.

Orfordville: Kenneth S. Wells American Legion Post, Auxiliary Unit and SAL Squadron 209, will have their traditional Veterans Day program at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Parkview High School. The public is invited.

Students Lexie Savona, Olivia Johnson, Levi Stuvengen and the Parkview Concert Choir will take part in the program. Master of Ceremonies will be CPO Kurt Stuvengen, U.S. Navy retired. Speaker will be U. S. Marine Corps Veteran Steve Armin.

The Legion firing squad will give a three-volley salute at Memorial Park following the program and later at Kenneth Wells’ gravesite in the nearby cemetery.

Contact Bobbe Stuvengen with questions at (608) 879-2269.

Walworth County

Darien: American Legion Post 450 will host a Veterans Day dinner Thursday, Nov. 13, at the Legion Hall, 24 Market St., Darien. Cocktails are from 6 to 7 p.m., and the potluck dinner begins at 7 p.m.

Delavan:

-- American Legion Post 95 will host a Veterans Day dance from 7 to 11 p.m. Saturday at the Legion Hall, 111 S. Second St., Delavan. Each of the seven U.S. Armed Forces songs will be played to honor veterans and soldiers in service. Everyone is welcome to enjoy the music of the Keith Gennerman Band. The cost is $7. Post and Auxiliary members and veterans who come in uniform are free.

-- American Legion Post 95 will hold Veterans Day programs at 9 a.m. Tuesday in the Delavan-Darien High School gymnasium, 150 Cummings St., Delavan, and at 10 a.m. Tuesday in the Phoenix Middle School gymnasium, 414 Beloit St., Delavan.

-- American Legion Post 95 will hold a Veterans Day observance at 11 a.m. Tuesday in front of the Legion Hall, 111 S. Second St., Delavan. Rifles will be fired and Taps will be played. A chili lunch will follow in the Legion Hall.

-- St. Andrew’s Parish School will hold a tribute to veterans at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday in the school auditorium, 115 S. Seventh St., Delavan. A “Hall of Honor” also will be on display.

Elkhorn: VFW Post 6375 will have a Veterans Day dinner Tuesday at Moose Creek Bar & Grille, N4403 County H, Elkhorn. Cocktails are from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m., and dinner begins at 6:30 p.m. Tickets are $12 at the door.

Fontana-Walworth:

-- American Legion Post 102 will hold Veterans Day programs at 9 a.m. Tuesday in the Walworth School auditorium, 121 Beloit St., Walworth, and at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday in the Fontana School gymnasium, 450 S. Main St., Fontana. Both programs will feature David Blizard, a 2004 Big Foot High School graduate and Marine Corps member who in September returned home from two deployments to Iraq and one deployment to Afghanistan.

-- American Legion Post 102 will hold a Veterans Day program at 3 p.m. Tuesday at Golden Years Retirement Village, 270 Ridge Road, Walworth.

Genoa City:

-- American Legion Post 183 will hold a Veterans Day program at 9 a.m. Tuesday in the Brookwood Middle School gymnasium, 1020 Hunters Ridge Drive, Genoa City. Veterans and their families are invited to stay for refreshments after the program.

-- American Legion Post 183 will host a Veterans Day dinner Saturday, Nov. 15, at the Legion Hall, 114 Freeman St., Genoa City. Cocktails are from 5 to 7 p.m., and dinner begins at 7 p.m. Tickets are $10 each. For tickets, call Commander Len Allen at (262) 245-9191.

Lake Geneva:

-- VFW Post 5811 will hold a poppy drive Saturday at Pick ’n Save, Walgreens and Wal-Mart in Lake Geneva.

-- Lake Geneva Middle School will hold a Veterans Day program and concert at 9:30 a.m. in the school gymnasium, 600 N. Bloomfield Road, Lake Geneva. Students will serve lunch for veterans and their families at 11:15 a.m. Those interested in attending the luncheon should call (262) 348-3000, ext. 3040.

-- American Legion Post 24 will fire a three- volley rifle salute at 11 a.m. Tuesday at the intersection of Main and Broad streets in downtown Lake Geneva to commemorate the end of World War I.

Sharon: American Legion Post 130 will be a part of the Veterans Day program at 10:45 a.m. Tuesday in the Sharon Community School gymnasium, 104 E. School St., Sharon. Rifles will be fired and Taps will be played.

Whitewater: American Legion Post 173, VFW Post 5470 and Fairhaven Senior Services will hold a Veterans Day program at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Fairhaven, 435 Starin Road, Whitewater. The program will honor local veterans who have died in the past year. An exhibit of uniforms worn by veterans during World War I, World War II, Vietnam War and Operation Desert Storm also will be on display.