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  • Thousands of Veterans in the Lake Country region west of Milwaukee can soon get their care closer to home with the coming of the new Oconomowoc VA Outpatient Clinic.

    Dignitaries lined up to cut ribbon in front of new VA clinic in Oconomowoc.

  • As a young police officer, Dave Funkhouser was unable to save a 9-month-old girl after police were alerted that the infant was pulseless and not breathing.

    Dave Funkhouser speaking at podium.

  • Healthy, sustainable weight loss is a marathon, not a sprint. And though her race is far from over, Tina Wilson’s weight-loss journey has already yielded life-changing results.

    Table filled with healthy food

  • The Red Coat Ambassador Program was pioneered in VA hospitals more than six years ago to improve Veterans’ experiences and help them navigate facilities during visits. Wearing a red coat or vest, the volunteers were easily identifiable and offered Veterans a friendly smile.

    A woman wearing a red coat grabs a snack off a cart to offer to a man in a wheelchair

  • Ongoing war and strife in the world, coupled with attacks on U.S. military bases, led to a “Pause for Peace” Thursday at the Milwaukee County War Memorial Center.

    Chaplain Robert Allen speaking in front of Eternal Flame

  • Children’s voices, lifted in song, helped the Milwaukee VA celebrate Hanukkah during a ceremony Tuesday in the hospital’s chapel.

    Group lights menorah

  • U.S. Army Cpl. Joseph Toporski, a decorated World War II Veteran from Milwaukee, died alone on the streets of Chicago in 1973, consumed by alcoholism. He was 54 years old.

    Rebecca Janikowski with great-uncles medals, picture

  • “This is not your father’s VA.”

    Dr. Michael Conners

  • Dr. Jeffrey Green lives in two worlds. And right now, he is in one, watching from afar as the other is torn apart by war.

    Portrait of Emergency Department doctor Jeff Green side-by-side with image of him working at hospital in Isreal

  • Hundreds of Veterans in need received free laptop computers through coordination with the Milwaukee VA’s U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development-VA Supportive Housing (HUD-VASH) program Tuesday, allowing them to stay connected in an increasingly digital world.

    Two men one is passing a free computer to the other