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 […]
Tag: Veterans Affairs
Posted inGovernment, Local news
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 […]
Posted inHealth and Fitness, Life
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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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Steil still pushing for answers in Wisconsin Veterans Home outbreak
U.S. Rep. Bryan Steil, who represents Wisconsin’s 1st Congressional District. UNION GROVE ⏤ U.S. Rep. Bryan Steil isn’t satisfied with the answers he’s received concerning an August COVID-19 outbreak at […]