Stories

Local Veterans received valuable information and forged vital connections with Milwaukee VA staff during a weekend event at the Milwaukee lakefront.

U.S Marine Veteran Tsiltiyah Fogle’s childhood dream was to operate a farm, and her husband, U.S. Navy Veteran Charles Fogel, is supportive of that dream coming true. Together they own and operate Ephrata Farm in Union Grove, Wis.

A scuba enthusiast who sustained debilitating injuries in a fall is back in the water thanks to intensive rehabilitation and custom-made adaptive equipment made possible by the Milwaukee VA Medical Center.

Not everyone hooked a fish during the annual Disabled Vets Fish Outing in Port Washington June 28, but based on the smiles and laughter of all involved, it didn’t matter.

When Diana Donald finally sought care from the Milwaukee VA for her post-traumatic stress disorder, she figured she would be cured after a few appointments.

Efforts to reduce greenhouses gases and improve recycling have netted accolades for the Milwaukee VA Medical Center.

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.

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.

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.

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.