Mission
MILWAUKEE COUNTY WAR MEMORIAL, INC. (WMC) IMPROVES THE LOCAL QUALITY OF LIFE AS WISCONSIN'S MOST VISIBLE MEMORIAL TO ALL WHO HAVE SERVED IN THE US ARMED SERVICES, AND IS COMMITTED TO FURTHERING A SINGLE, SOLEMN MISSION: "HONOR THE DEAD. SERVE THE LIVING." LOCATED ON THE SHORES OF LAKE MICHIGAN AND DESIGNED BY PRE-EMINENT ARCHITECT EERO SAARINEN, THIS LIVING MEMORIAL SERVES VETERANS AND THEIR FAMILIES, AND EDUCATES THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE PRICE THAT OUR BRAVE AMERICANS IN UNIFORM HAVE PAID TO ENSURE OUR FREEDOM. WMC WAS ENVISIONED IN 1944, AND OPENED ON VETERANS DAY IN 1957, IN DEDICATION TO THE LEGACY OF SERVICE AND SACRIFICE.