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  • As Sarah Janos stood stock-still, Arion, the big thoroughbred gelding, slowly sidled up behind her. Sarah kept her eyes forward as Arion drew closer. Within a few seconds, Arion was beside Sarah, and he nuzzled her shoulder, which brought a huge smile to the former Army medic’s face.

    Female Veteran working with horse

  • Treatment works. That’s the mantra of the Department of Veterans Affairs when it comes to post-traumatic stress disorder. Numerous studies and years of evidence-based work have shown that VA is a leader in effective treatment of PTSD.

    Graphic image showing PTSD acronym

  • John Scott gets emotional when he talks about two things: His fellow soldiers who didn’t make it home from Vietnam, and the care he received for his prostate cancer at the Milwaukee VA Medical Center.

    Veteran rings bell flanked by cancer care therapists

  • Arthur Thinnes died when the USS Oklahoma was bombed in the Dec. 7, 1941, attack on Pearl Harbor, his remains entombed, along with hundreds of other sailors, on the bottom of the harbor.

    Veteran kneels before tombstone

  • The PACT Act is working, but getting the word out to Veterans is still imperative.

    Three panelists on a stage with military flags behind them

  • It’s National Police Week, and Milwaukee VA Medical Center wants to shine a spotlight on one of our own, Lt. Nicholas Thorn.

    Lieutenant nicholas Thorn in police uniform stands in front of Zablocki VA Medical Center

  • A “pneumonia front” moved in overnight and brought a significant chill to the air, but that didn’t stop people from lacing up their shoes on May 17 for the Milwaukee VA2K Walk and Roll event.

    U.S. Marine Corps Veteran walks down the bike path with other employees

  • Two Veterans served by the Milwaukee VA had their time in the spotlight when they performed as part of the National Veterans Creative Arts Festival.

    Tom Weber and Patrick Caraulia with ukuleles and memorabilia from the National Veterans Creative Arts Festival

  • “I think it’s fantastic.” That’s how U.S. Air Force Veteran John Margowski summed up his thoughts about the construction of a new Veterans Affairs outpatient clinic in Oconomowoc.

    Milwaukee VA Medical Center Executive Director Jim McLain speaks at a groundbreaking ceremony.

  • Four Zablocki VA Health Care System nurses were honored for their dedication, service, compassion, leadership and excellence during the annual Nursing Recognition Ceremony Monday.

    Nursing honorees holding their plaques