September is Suicide Prevention Month and the Southeastern Wisconsin Task Force onVeteran Suicide Prevention and its partners have a number of events planned to mark the month: Sept. 1, noon – “Live Today, Put It Away” This is a virtual panel discussion focusing on the Gun Shop Project and Safe Storage Program, which work with […]
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Milwaukee VA giving third dose COVID shots to immunocompromised; planning underway for booster shots
Additional COVID-19 vaccinations are now being given by the Milwaukee VA Medical Center to immunocompromised Veterans as the virus continues to surge, fueled by the Delta variant. In addition, plans are being made to give booster shots to all Veterans and employees, starting eight months after the initial administration of the vaccines. Any Veterans who […]
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Donations Sought for Milwaukee VA’s Drive-Thru Baby Shower
The Milwaukee VA is seeking donations from the community to help expectant Veterans. The items will go into gift baskets to be given to female Veterans during the shower on Aug. 28. Donations are needed no later than July 15. During the event on Aug. 28, participants will drive up to the loading area behind […]
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Gov. Evers Signs Bill Designating May 14 as Hmong-Lao Veterans Day, Orders Flags to Half-Staff
MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers today signed Assembly Bill 154, now Wisconsin Act 31, designating May 14 as Hmong-Lao Veterans Day in Wisconsin. The governor issued Executive Order #115 ordering the flags of the United States and the state of Wisconsin to be flown at half-staff in honor of Hmong-Lao veterans. The governor was joined […]
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Medical College of Wisconsin Veteran Outreach Program Helps Prevent Suicide with Firearm Safety Initiative
The Captain John D. Mason Veteran Peer Outreach Program, on behalf of the Southeastern Wisconsin Suicide Prevention Taskforce and BeThereWis.com, is bringing the Gun Shop Project and Safe Storage Program to local communities across Wisconsin. The program, developed by Safe Communities of Madison-Dane County, works with Wisconsingun shops and ranges to provide two levels of […]
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Part of deployed Wisconsin National Guard aviation unit returns to US soil from Middle East
By Wisconsin National Guard Public Affairs Office Approximately half of a Wisconsin Army National Guard aviation detachment returned safely to U.S. soil late last week after a nearly 11-month mobilization to the Middle East. The West Bend, Wisconsin-based Detachment 1, Company G, 2nd Battalion, 104th Aviation returned to Fort Hood, Texas, where the unit will […]
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Milwaukee VA Needs Volunteer Drivers to Take Patients to Appointments
The Milwaukee VA Medical Center is seeking volunteer drivers to take patients back and forth to their hospital appointments. The Disabled American Veterans, which oversees the driving program, needs volunteers for the Racine, Kenosha, Waukesha, and Milwaukee area. The program is set up to give free rides to patients for their hospital appointments at the […]
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Milwaukee Veterans Can Participate in Cholesterol Drug Dementia Study
Veterans 75 and older can participate in a new study to see if a cholesterol drug can help maintain health by preventing dementia, disability, and heart disease. The Milwaukee VA Medical Center is one of 50 VA hospitals and 100 sites throughout the nation that will participate in the study called PREVENTABLE. Researchers will see […]
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Peer-Run Respite for Veterans Now Open
The nation’s first respite home managed by veterans for veterans experiencing mental health and substance use challenges is now open in Pewaukee. Known as a peer-run respite, the R&R House is operated by Mental Health America of Wisconsin under a grant from the Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS). “We are pleased to partner with […]
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Letter to the Editor: Military Veteran Commentary
By Chief of Police Art Howell In observation of the recent community conversation wherein it was suggested that military veterans be excluded from future employment opportunities with the Racine Police Department, a formal public response is in order. This conversation cannot proceed in earnest without first acknowledging the sacrifice of those who have given their […]
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Drive-thru flu shot clinics for veterans set in Milwaukee, Union Grove
Veterans can receive flu shots quickly and easily at two upcoming drive-thru clinics hosted by the Milwaukee VA Medical Center: Wednesday, Oct. 21, 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Union Grove Clinic, 41425 Spring St.Saturday, Oct. 24, 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Milwaukee VA Medical Center, 5000 W. National Ave. No appointments are required. There is […]
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Milwaukee VA Provides Telehealth, Telephone Care During Pandemic
While the Milwaukee Veterans Affairs Medical Center is only seeing patients for essential appointments at the hospital during the coronavirus pandemic, telephone and video appointments are still available. “We remain committed to providing our veterans with the world-class care they’ve earned and deserve,” said Dr. Dan Zomchek, medical center director. “We continue to urge all […]
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LLoyd Cowles proudly served in the United States Navy
With his family by his side, Lloyd R. Cowles, 67, passed away on Thursday October 11, 2018. Lloyd was born on July 28, 1951 in Port Huron, Michigan, the son of the late Judson and Marie (nee: Van Kirk) Cowles. Lloyd left high school early and proudly served in the U.S. Navy during the Vietnam […]
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Robert Ortwein, M.D. was creative, hard-working, clever and generous
We lost our beloved “Da,” “Dad,” “Dado,” “Pappa,” “Gramps,” “Grandpa”, Robert Keith Ortwein, M.D. on Sunday, October 7. With a twinkle in his bright blue eyes, he was our leader, organizer, coach, and always our cheerleader. He will be lovingly remembered and dearly missed by the three families he loved most: the Racine families he […]
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Harold Schimek proudly served during WWII
Surrounded by his loving family, Harold E. Schimek, 99, passed away on Monday, October 1, 2018. He was born in Racine, Wisconsin on October 19, 1918, the son of the late Joseph and Emily (Nee: Haban) Schimek. On February 2, 1942, Harold was united in marriage to Shirley J. Foreman, and shortly thereafter, inducted into […]