Stories

An effort to create an in-house dental digital manufacturing network at the Milwaukee VA — more than a decade in the making — has reached fruition, putting Milwaukee at the vanguard of VAs across the country.

To the younger generations, “The Walking Dead” refers to a popular television series about zombies. But to U.S. Marine Corps Veteran Malcolm Hunt, it means something entirely different — but equally chilling.

A day at the lake can be relaxing and refreshing. And for Veterans at the Milwaukee VA’s Domiciliary, it can be therapeutic as well.

Gene Wagner learned to skate on a frozen creek next to his childhood home in Fond Du Lac, Wisconsin, when he was 3 or 4 years old.

A small elementary school in Cudahy, Wisconsin, made a huge impact for Milwaukee VA Veterans through a donation drive.

About a month after being admitted into the Milwaukee VA Medical Center, a colorful banner with the word ‘celebrate’ hung on the frame outside of Marine Corps Veteran Robert Strong’s intensive care unit room.

It’s been 55 years since George Banda saw his friend Ed Veser.

By his estimation, Frank Steffel has sat with some 40 dying Veterans. But these weren’t on the battlefield or at the scene of tragic accidents. Instead, he was at their bedside, in the Milwaukee VA Medical Center, providing comfort and solace as part of the “No Veteran Dies Alone” volunteer program.

The work that Milwaukee VA police officers do — especially when it comes to incidents involving mental health breakdowns — was recognized by a Veterans group Wednesday.

Lab results are such an integral part of doctor visits that most people take them for granted, not understanding the people and processes behind the scenes that make those numbers possible. And that’s where the Milwaukee VA’s laboratory scientists program comes in.