Veterans Outreach of Wisconsin Fall Gala
October 12, 2024 @ 4:00PM — 11:00PM Central Time (US & Canada) Add to Calendar
Delta Marriott Ballroom: 7111 Washington Ave Mt Pleasant, WI 53406 Get Directions
Veterans Outreach of Wisconsin Fall Gala
Evening will include buffet dinner, silent auction, and cash bar. The keynote speaker for this event is Keni Thomas. In the summer of 1993 staff sergeant Keni Thomas was deployed to Mogadishu Somalia with the 3rd Ranger Battalion as part of an Elite Special Operations Package. Their mission was to find and capture a criminal warlord named Mohammed Farrah Aidid. on the 3rd of October, Keni and his fellow rangers distinguished themselves in an eighteen-hour fire-fight that would later be recounted in the highly successful book and movie "Black Hawk Down". Keni got out of the army to pursue his music career and became an award-winning country music recording artist and songwriter in Nashville. His music can be heard on country stations nationwide. Keni continued to serve our troops with regular tours to Iraq and Afghanistan. Keni Thomas is a bestselling author, an Emmy-winning producer and a regular guest on all the major news networks as a military analyst.Keni is a graduate of the University of Florida and a recipient of the Bronze Star for Valor.
Evening will include buffet dinner, silent auction, and cash bar.
The keynote speaker for this event is Keni Thomas.
In the summer of 1993 staff sergeant Keni Thomas was deployed to Mogadishu Somalia with the 3rd Ranger Battalion as part of an Elite Special Operations Package. Their mission was to find and capture a criminal warlord named Mohammed Farrah Aidid. on the 3rd of October, Keni and his fellow rangers distinguished themselves in an eighteen-hour fire-fight that would later be recounted in the highly successful book and movie "Black Hawk Down".
Keni got out of the army to pursue his music career and became an award-winning country music recording artist and songwriter in Nashville. His music can be heard on country stations nationwide. Keni continued to serve our troops with regular tours to Iraq and Afghanistan. Keni Thomas is a bestselling author, an Emmy-winning producer and a regular guest on all the major news networks as a military analyst.Keni is a graduate of the University of Florida and a recipient of the Bronze Star for Valor.