Madison’s local Veterans for Peace Chapter will host an event on Saturday, Nov. 14th, called “Armistice Day 2026: Remembering a Warrior who became a Peacemaker” from 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm at the Wil-Mar Neighborhood Center, 953 Jenifer St. in Madison. Supporters of peace are invited to attend.
The event will continue past efforts by Veterans for Peace efforts to reclaim the true meaning of Armistice Day. This event will also memorialize Will Williams, a Vietnam veteran and active member of the Chapter who passed away recently, and who spent decades working to end war. Will also was featured in the 2009 documentary film, “The Good Soldier.”
Norman Stockwell of The Progressive will serve as moderator of the event and will play selected video of Will Williams’ speaking. There will be time for attendees to share memories of Will Williams.
This event is being held on the Saturday after Armistice Day, the “eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month,” the date in 1918 that ended World War One. The event is sponsored by Chapter 25 – The Clarence Kailin Chapter – of Veterans for Peace, Madison, Wisconsin. Armistice Day was meant to remind future generations of the cost of empire and the necessity of peace.