Douglas Machkovech (from left), Eleanor Jansen, Alexis Neri, Jayden Libby, Wynter Novak, Michael Place and Caitlin Fielding arrive for the dancing portion of the Milwaukee Veterans Ball. (UWM Photo/Elora Hennessey)
Shaina Buckner and her date goof around while posing at the photo booth at the third annual Milwaukee Veterans Ball at the Hilton Milwaukee City Center. (UWM Photo/Elora Hennessey)
David Klingbeil (from left), AnaChristina Rodriguez-Ross, Karlyle Ross and Cassie Vosters talk over drinks before the dancing began at the Milwaukee Veterans Ball. (UWM Photo/Elora Hennessey)
Aaron Ferguson (left) and Colin Rowley place flags in Spaights Plaza. Both served in the Marines, and Rowley is president of UWM's Student Veterans of America chapter. (UWM Photo/Derek Rickert)
Aaron Ferguson plants flags in Spaights Plaza. Each flag represents a student veteran or military service member at UWM. (UWM Photo/Derek Rickert)
Flags line Spaights Plaza for Veterans Week. (UWM Photo/Derek Rickert)
University and community leaders serve brunch to veterans and others at the Serving Those Who Served Military and Veterans Brunch. (UWM Photo/Troye Fox)
Veterans and their families line up for their food. (UWM Photo/Troye Fox)
An empty table, called the Missing Man Table or Fallen Comrade Table, was set up at the brunch to honor fallen, missing or imprisoned military service members. (UWM Photo/Troye Fox)
Chancellor Mark Mone (center) and other UWM leaders dish out food at the Serving Those Who Served Military and Veterans Brunch. (UWM Photo/Troye Fox)
Activities honored veterans and military service members at UWM and in the community in the week leading up to Veterans Day on Nov. 11.
Among the events were the Milwaukee Veterans Ball, the placement of flags in Spaights Plaza and the Serving Those Who Served Military and Veterans Brunch.
The Veterans Ball attracted hundreds of veterans and service members, all dressed in formalwear. At the brunch, Chancellor Mark Mone and other leaders from the university and community served the veterans, service members and their families.
And the flags in Spaights Plaza represented the veterans and service members enrolled as students at UWM. About 1,100 students are enrolled at UWM under the federal G.I. Bill. UWM serves more veterans than any other four-year college in a six-state region.
