Military Affairs

The Military Affairs Committee promotes a positive working relationship among employers and area military and veterans groups. They meet on the first Monday of each month at noon.

Veterans Day Program

The Veterans Day Program is organized by the Brookings Area Chamber of Commerce and is held on November 11 every year.

Annual Awards

The Military Affairs Committee provides awards to soldiers and civilians for their involvement in both the military and their community. The recipients are nominated by other soldiers and civilians in the community of Brookings

For more information, contact Kaitlyn Luebbert by email at Kaitlyn@brookingschamber.org.

2021 Committee Members

Russ Chavez- Chair 

SDSU Veterans Affairs Director 

Robert Hurd- Vice Chair 

American Legion & Veterans Memorial 

Andy Ellis- SDSU Armed Forces Association 

Roger Hansen- VFW Commander

Loren Hanson- VFW Commander- Rolling Thunder

Robert Hill- DAV

Mike Holzhauser- Veterans Service Officer 

Eileen Aberle- Veterans Service Officer 

Dwight Kahler- Veterans Employment Specialist

Scott Kwasniewski- SD Department of Labor 

Connie Johnson- SDSU Veterans Affairs 

Jason Kettwig- SDSU Army ROTC

David Exton- SDSU Army ROTC 

Darwin Tolzin- VFW

Leo Stirling- Rolling Thunder/VFW

David Zoelle- Rolling Thunder 

Jason Haufschild- SDSU Airforce 

Bill Flippo- SD National Gaurd

Russel D. Mileham- American Legion

LTC Aaron Schultz- Army ROTC 

Andrew Ellis- SDSU Armed Forces Association

Riley Hestermann- Air Force ROTC

Kim Chase- Valley FiberCom

Bo McCloud- Northwestern Mutual - Bo McCloud

Chamber Board Liason

Kari Westlund- Best Choice Real Estate

Chamber Staff Representative

Kaitlyn Luebbert

Kaitlyn@brookingschamber.org