Stories

Milwaukee VA Medical Center and University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee staff and faculty gathered for the first VA and UWM Interdisciplinary Human-centered Design Workshop at the Lubar Entrepreneurship Center on UWM’s campus May 20.

Michelle Witmer and John Afton lived some 150 years apart. But they’re linked in death — as Veterans buried in Wood National Cemetery, which hosted its annual Memorial Day ceremony Monday.

Bill Drehfal is all about creativity. Be it photography, woodworking or weaving, the 78-year-old U.S. Air Force Veteran revels in the creative process.

Four Milwaukee VA Medical Center nurses were honored with VA Secretary’s Awards for Nursing Excellence this week for their extraordinary work, with two of the nurses advancing for consideration for national accolades.

Though most recently known as a Wisconsin state legislator and the current lieutenant governor for the state, Sara Rodriguez is, at her heart, a nurse.

Elliot “E.J.” Rupert grew up in the 1980s, an era when television was ruled by family-centered sitcoms like “The Cosby Show” and kids clamored on Sundays to read cartoons such as “Peanuts” and “Calvin and Hobbes.”

Three Milwaukee VA Medical Center employees who went above and beyond in the course of their duties garnered honors during the medical center's annual Employee of the Year and I CARE Champion of the Year ceremony Friday.

Though most of them put the uniform away long ago, more than 1 million Veterans are continuing to make a difference in the world, thanks to a vial of blood and their willingness to serve the greater good.

More than 60 female Veterans gathered at the Milwaukee County War Memorial Center for the first Women Veterans Retreat hosted by the Milwaukee VA Medical Center Chaplain Service April 26.

For many people, rediscovering a joyous childhood activity can evoke nostalgic memories and rekindle a forgotten passion. For Jesse Daso, it was possibly lifesaving.