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Healthier food options take center stage in Milwaukee VA Canteen
To promote healthier options, subtle changes are taking place in the Milwaukee VA Medical Center Canteen.
Blind Veteran shares message of hope and perseverance
Luther Williams became legally blind 28 years ago. The now 85-year-old Veteran, who served as a firefighter in the U.S. Air Force from 1957-1961, had to figure out a new way of life without his vision.
Old power plant coming down; cream city bricks to be saved
A 19th-century building on the Milwaukee VA grounds is being torn down, but don’t expect a dramatic demolition.
Raising awareness of military sexual trauma
“You are not alone.”
Q&A: Get reimbursed for travel expenses quicker with BTSSS
The Beneficiary Travel Self-Service System allows Veterans to get paid faster for travel costs. Check out the following Q&A to learn more:
Making History: 99-year-old World War II Veteran recalls her service with the U.S. Coast Guard SPARs
Marie Julia Pfeiffer almost didn’t join the Coast Guard during World War II because her mother didn’t approve. But the then 23-year-old felt serving in the Women’s Reserve of the U.S. Coast Guard would be an appropriate way to honor her brother, who had died in the line of duty in Saipan.
'Connecting and engaging:' Event helps clergy, community groups better serve Veterans
Breaking down walls and building relationships.
'A quiet place': Blessed Sacrament room provides a slice of solitude
Quiet reflection. Meditation. Prayer.
Event aims to help clergy, community groups connect with Veterans
Reaching Veterans and getting them connected to the benefits they have earned — as well as resources available to them — is the goal of an upcoming event led by the chaplaincy service at the Milwaukee VA Medical Center.
