Viterbo University in La Crosse is holding its annual Veterans Day service on Wednesday, Nov. 11, and members of the public are invited to attend. The service begins at 11:11 a.m. in San Damiano Chapel on the university campus.

The featured speaker is Todd Bjerke, a U.S. Marine Corps veteran who went on to serve 30 years as a judge advocate in the Judge Advocate General's Corps of the U.S. Army Reserves. Bjerke was a La Crosse County Circuit Court judge from 2007 until he retired in 2023.

Bjerke also played a central role in creating the La Crosse Area Veterans Court, which serves veterans who come into the local court system.

Others taking part include Viterbo students and veterans Micah Beise and Jared Tomten. Fr. Conrad Targonski, the university's assistant chaplain and a veteran, will give the invocation, and Bri Lawrence, a veteran and the university's Military Student Success Coordinator, will provide the benediction.

Immediately after the service, a POW/MIA flag raising will be held in Assisi Courtyard.